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COMDTINST 16616.11B
14 July 1999
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 16616.11B
Subj: GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING CONTAINERIZED
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT) INSPECTIONS
Ref:
(a)
Container Inspection Program Evaluation Plan, Comdt (G-MPS), Feb 10, 1995.
(b)
Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding between US Customs Service and
US Coast Guard, 1996 (NOTAL).
(c)
Memorandum of Understanding between US Customs Service & USCG, 1989.
1.
PURPOSE. This Instruction describes the Coast Guard's Container Inspection Program (CIP)
routine policy and procedures, and implements a series of improvements that are designed to
standardize container inspection targeting and reduce paperwork for field units. These
improvements include:
a.
A revised targeting system. The targeting process now includes steps to randomly select
containers for inspection that have not been declared as containing hazardous materials. A
simplified matrix has also been developed to identify the highest risk containers for
inspection;
b.
Guidance in preparing the Container & Hazardous Materials Inspection Report (CG-5577
rev 2-99). The form is machine readable for more rapid data entry, has been modified to
serve as official written notice of deficiency, and acts as the detention order if necessary,
eliminating redundant paperwork;
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