98 LAWS GOVERNING MARINE INSPECTION 



Delegation of Functions 



See Treasury Department Order CGFR 56-28 with 46 U.S.C. 391, 

 page 85. 



Certificate of inspection and equipment of barge required 



46 U.S.C. 397 



A register, enrollment, or license shall not be issued or renewed 

 by any collector or other officer of customs to any such barge unless 

 at the time of issue or renewal such barge has in force the cer- 

 tificate of inspection prescribed by section 395 of this title and on 

 board the equipment prescribed by section 481 of this title. 



Navigating barge without certificate or equipment prescribed 



46 U.S.C. 398 



If any such barge shall be navigated without such certificate of 

 inspection, the owner shall be liable to a penalty of $500 for such 

 offense. 



Regulation of length of towlines 



33 U.S.C. 152 



The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall prepare regulations 

 limiting the length of hawsers between towing vessels and seagoing 

 barges in tow and the length of such tows within any of the inland 

 waters of the United States designated and defined from time to 

 time pursuant to section 151 of this title, and such regulations shall 

 have the force of law. 



Penalty for use of unlawful towline 



33 U.S.C. 153 



The master of the towing vessel shall be liable to the suspension 

 or revocation of his license for any willful violation of regulations 

 issued pursuant to section 152 of this title in the manner now pre- 

 scribed for incompetency, misconduct, or unskillf ulness. 



Certificate; temporary certificate; completion of voyage after 

 expiration 



46 U.S.C. 399 (R.S. 4421) 



When the inspection of a steam vessel is completed and the Secre- 

 tary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating ap- 

 proves the vessel and her equipment throughout, he shall make and 

 subscribe a certificate to that effect. He shall deliver such certificate 

 to the master or owner of the vessel to which it relates, shall keep 

 one copy thereof on file in his office, and shall deliver one copy to 

 the official who is performing the duties of the collector or other 

 chief officer of the customs of the district in which such inspection 

 has been made, who shall keep the same on file in his office. If the 

 Secretary refuses to grant a certificate of approval, he shall make 

 a statement in writing and sign the same, gi\ing the reasons for his 

 disapproval. Upon such inspection and approval the Seci-etaiy shall 



