33 C.F.R. § 138.110 Master Certificates.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) A contractor or other person who is responsible for a vessel in the capacity of a builder, scrapper, lessor, or seller (including a repairer who agrees to be responsible for a vessel under its custody) may apply for a Master Certificate instead of applying for an individual Certificate for each vessel. A Master Certificate covers all of the vessels subject to this part held by the applicant solely for purposes of construction, repair, scrapping, lease, or sale. A vessel which is being operated commercially in any business venture, including the business of building, repairing, scrapping, leasing, or selling (e.g., a slop barge used by a shipyard) cannot be covered by a Master Certificate. Any vessel for which a Certificate is required, but which is not eligible for a Master Certificate, must be covered by either an individual Certificate or a Fleet Certificate. (b) An applicant for a Master Certificate shall submit an application form in the manner prescribed by §138.60. An applicant shall establish evidence of financial responsibility in accordance with §138.80, by submission, for example, of an acceptable Master Insurance Guaranty Form, Surety Bond Guaranty Form, Master Financial Guaranty Form, or acceptable self-insurance documentation. An application must be completed in full, except for Item 5. The applicant shall make the following statement in Item 5: “This is an application for a Master Certificate. The largest tank vessel to be covered by this application is [insert applicable gross tons] gross tons. The largest vessel other than a tank vessel is [insert applicable gross tons] gross tons.” The dollar amount of financial responsibility evidenced by the applicant must be sufficient to meet the amount required under this part. (c) Each Master Certificate issued by the Director, NPFC, indicates— (1) The name of the applicant (i.e., the builder, repairer, scrapper, lessor, or seller); (2) The date of issuance and termination, encompassing a period of not more than three years; and (3) The gross tons of the largest tank vessel and gross tons of the largest vessel other than a tank vessel eligible for coverage by that Master Certificate. The Master Certificate does not identify the name of each vessel covered by the Certificate. (d) Each additional vessel which does not exceed the respective tonnages indicated on the Master Certificate and which is eligible for coverage by a Master Certificate is automatically covered by that Master Certificate. Before acquiring a vessel, by any means, including conversion of an existing vessel, that would have the effect of increasing the certificant's required amount of financial responsibility (above that provided for issuance of the existing Master Certificate), the certificant shall submit to the Director, NPFC, the following: (1) Evidence of increased financial responsibility. (2) A new certification fee. (3) Either a new application or a letter amending the existing application to reflect the new gross tonnage which is to be indicated on a new Master Certificate. (e) A person to whom a Master Certificate has been issued shall submit to the Director, NPFC, every six months beginning the month after the month in which the Master Certificate is issued, a report indicating the name, previous name, type, and gross tonnage of each vessel covered by the Master Certificate during the preceding six-month reporting period and indicating which vessels, if any, are tank vessels. (f) The certificant shall ensure that a legible copy of the Master Certificate (certified as accurate by a notary public or other person authorized to take oaths in the United States) is carried aboard each vessel covered by the Master Certificate. The certificant shall retain the original Master Certificate at a location in the United States and shall make it readily available for inspection by United States Government officials. (g) Upon revocation or other invalidation of the Master Certificate, the certificant shall return the original Certificate within 10 days to the Director, NPFC. The certificant shall ensure that all copies of the Certificate are destroyed. [CGD 91–005, 59 FR 34227, July 1, 1994, as amended by CGD 91–005, 61 FR 9275, Mar. 7, 1996]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 138—FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER POLLUTION (VESSELS)
§ 138.110 Master Certificates.
