Section 149.80  Qualifications for Third-Party Examiners

Third-party examiners are individuals who meet the minimum requirements to adequately advise OSFM as to the conformance of a PMC with the conditions set forth in this Part.

a)         The required knowledge base and/or certifications for a third-party examiner to perform the inspections and examinations set forth in Section 149.70 are provided in 46 CFR 71.50-1.

b)         All third-party examiners must annually provide to OSFM evidence in writing of financial responsibility in the amount of $1 million in general insurance, workers' compensation and longshoreman's insurance, hull and protection and indemnity insurance, and environmental insurance.