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Security Levels
Prevention Department
Inspections Division
Mission
The Inspection Division manages and oversees the regulatory and inspection elements of the Coast Guard's marine safety, security, and environmental protection responsibilities by ensuring overall compliance in regulated communities, including but not limited to:
- Vessel inspection, including passenger vessels and barges carrying oil
and hazardous cargoes.
- Facility inspection, including facilities transferring oil and hazardous
cargoes and certain dangerous cargoes.
- Port safety and security, including facility and vessel inspections
for compliance with security regulations.
- Aquatic nuisance species.
- Recreational boating safety.
- Uninspected vessel safety (Towing vessels and Uninspected Passenger
Vessels)
- Transfer monitors of oil and hazardous cargoes in bulk.
Vessel Inspections
Inspections for Certification (COI) must be conducted within 90 days prior to the expiration date of the current COI. Inspections for certification require a 30 day written notification which should be submitted to the office conducting the inspection. Requests should be submitted on an Application for Inspection of U.S. Vessel (CG-3752).
Annual and Periodic inspections must be conducted within 90 days before or after each anniversary date. These inspections do not require written application and may be made by speaking with a vessel inspector at one of the following numbers:
- Domestic Vessel Inspections Dispatcher: (504) 365-2242
- Port State Control Arrivals: (504) 365-2361
- Facilities Inspections: (504) 365-2370
Domestic Vessel Homeport Link
Request For Inspection, U.S. Flagged Vessel Operating in Central/South America and Mexico
Facility Inspections
To schedule an inspection or to speak with an inspector; please contact one one of the following numbers:
- New Orleans: (504) 365-2370