🔍 Key Concepts

• Certificate of Inspection (COI) application process for small passenger vessels ("T" boats) in 46 CFR Subchapter T • Which USCG forms are normally used for application versus deficiency/inspection documentation • The timing and method for requesting inspection or renewal of a COI

💭 Think About

• Think about which organization actually issues and manages Certificates of Inspection—who do you formally apply to? • Consider what each form number is generally used for: is it for making an application, or for recording something during/after an inspection? • Ask yourself: does simply being hauled out in a shipyard automatically start the COI application process, or is there a specific written request involved?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice names an actual USCG application form for inspection/COI, not an inspection report or deficiency form • Confirm whether the procedure involves the Coast Guard Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) rather than the shipyard • Verify in 46 CFR Subchapter T that COI renewals require a formal written application on the correct Coast Guard form