Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
See also: Marine safety (USCG)Per 33 CFR 1.01-20, final authority is vested in the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, for the performance, within the area of his jurisdiction, of the following functions:
- Inspection of vessels in order to determine that they comply with the applicable laws, rules, and regulations relating to safe construction, equipment, manning, and operation and that they are in a seaworthy condition for the services in which they are operated;
- Shipyard and port facility safety inspections;
- Investigation of marine casualties and accidents;
- Credentialing, shipment and discharge of U.S. merchant mariners;
- Investigation and initiating of action in cases of misconduct, negligence, or incompetence of merchant marine officers or seamen; and
- Enforcement of vessel inspection, navigation, and seamen's laws in general.
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