46 C.F.R. § 1.01-15 Organization; districts.
Title 46 - Shipping
Link to an amendment published at 71 FR 48482, Aug. 21, 2006. (a) To assist the District Commander, and the Atlantic Area Commander with respect to Activities Europe, in carrying out the regulatory and enforcement aspects of marine safety, there is assigned to each District Commander and to the Atlantic Area Commander a staff officer designated as Chief, Marine Safety Division. The chain of military command is from the District Commander to each Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, within the district and from the Atlantic Area Commander to the Officer in Charge, Activities Europe. The Chief of the Marine Safety Division is a staff officer assigned to the District Commanders and Atlantic Area Commander, and acts only on the basis of the authority and direction of the District Commanders, and the Atlantic Area Commanders with respect to Activities Europe. (b) The Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection, in the Coast Guard districts, under the supervision of the District Commanders, and the Officer in Charge, Activities Europe, under the supervision of the Atlantic Area Commander are in charge of the marine inspection offices in the various ports and have command responsibilities with assigned marine safety zones for the performance of duties with respect to the inspection, enforcement and administration of navigation and vessel inspection laws, and rules and regulations governing marine safety. The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, has been designated and delegated to give immediate direction to Coast Guard activities relating to marine safety functions consisting of inspection of vessels in order to determine that they comply with the applicable laws, rules, and regulations relating to construction, equipment, manning and operation, and to be satisfied that such vessels are in seaworthy condition for the services in which such vessels are to be operated; shipyard inspections; factory inspections of materials and equipment for vessels; the licensing, certificating, shipment and discharge of seaman; investigations of marine casualties and accidents; investigations of violations of law; negligence, misconduct, unskillfullness, incompetence or misbehavior of persons holding licenses, certificates, or documents issued by the Coast Guard; initiations of actions seeking suspension or revocation under 46 U.S.C. chapter 77 of licenses, certificates and documents held by persons, and presentation of cases at hearings before Administrative Law Judges; and the enforcement of navigation, vessel inspection and seaman laws in general. Note: Licensing and Certification functions are performed only by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at the following locations: Boston, MA New York, NY Baltimore, MD Charleston, SC Miami, FL New Orleans, LA Houston, TX Memphis, TN St. Louis, MO Toledo, OH San Pedro, CA San Francisco, CA Portland, OR Seattle, WA Anchorage, AK Juneau, AK Honolulu, HI Where the term Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, Marine Inspection Office, or Marine Safety Office is used within the context of parts 10 or 12 of this chapter, it is understood to mean that particular Officer or Office at one of the above listed locations. (c) For descriptions of Coast Guard districts and marine safety zones, see 33 CFR part 3. [CGD 88–033, 54 FR 50376, Dec. 6, 1989, as amended by CGD 97–057, 62 FR 51040, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2000–7790, 65 FR 58457, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG–2006–24520, 71 FR 35818, June 22, 2006]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 1—ORGANIZATION, GENERAL COURSE AND METHODS GOVERNING MARINE SAFETY FUNCTIONS
Subpart 1.01—Organization and General Flow of Functions
§ 1.01-15 Organization; districts.
