Posted: July 22, 2016

U.S. Coast Guard publishes corrections to Inspection of Towing Vessels final rule


In the July 21 edition of the Federal Register, the U.S. Coast Guard published corrections to its Inspection of Towing Vessels final rule, which was published June 20. The complete publication is available online.

The corrections are as follows:
  1. On page 40137, in the second column, in § 143.300 Pressure Vessels, in paragraph (d), "Pressure vessels installed after July 20, 2016 must meet the requirements of § 143.545" is corrected to read "Pressure vessels installed after July 20, 2018, or the date the vessel obtains a Certificate of Inspection (COI), whichever date is earlier, must meet the requirements of § 143.545."
  2. On page 40141, in the third column, in § 144.105 Applicability and delayed implementation, in paragraph (c), the date "July 20, 2016" is corrected to read "July 20, 2017."
  3. On page 40142, in Table 144.135, in paragraph (c), "A vessel on which a new installation that is not a 'replacement in kind' is to be made after July 20, 2016" is corrected to read "A vessel on which a new installation that is not a 'replacement in kind'."