Applicability.

(a) This subpart establishes inspection and examination fees for all owners or operators requesting certification, including those for vessels that are required to have a Certificate of Inspection and those required to have a Certificate of Compliance. (b) The fees in this subpart do not apply to: (1) Vessels being inspected for the initial issuance of a Certificate of Inspection; (2) Foreign passenger vessels; (3) Training vessels operated by State maritime academies; (4) Public vessels of the United States except for Maritime Administration vessels; and (5) Publicly owned ferries. [CGD 91-030, 60 FR 13563, Mar. 13, 1995, as amended by CGD 96-067, 62 FR 19232, Apr. 21, 1997; USCG-2010-0759, 75 FR 60001, Sept. 29, 2010; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60144, Sept. 30, 2013]