🔍 Key Concepts

• Certificate of Inspection (COI) validity period and required inspections during that period • Difference between initial inspection, reinspection, and drydock/haul-out requirements • 46 CFR Subchapter T or K rules on frequency and timing of reinspections

💭 Think About

• Think about how often the Coast Guard needs to see the vessel in person again after issuing a COI, but before it expires. • Consider whether the reinspection window is closer to once a year or allows for a longer spread beyond 12 months. • Ask yourself: does the reinspection usually happen just before the COI expires, or is it allowed to happen well after the 12‑month mark?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify the standard validity period of a Certificate of Inspection for the type of vessel in question. • Check in 46 CFR when the annual or periodic inspection must occur relative to the COI’s issue or expiration date (look for a specified month range). • Confirm whether regulations allow a reinspection beyond 12 months, or if it must occur within the last few months of the COI’s valid period.