46 CFR 159.007-5
§ 159.007-5 Production inspections and tests: Application for acceptance.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 159.007-5, § 159.007-5 Production inspections and tests: Application for acceptance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/229109
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Full text
(a) If the applicable subpart requires production inspections and tests by an independent laboratory, the manufacturer must select a laboratory and submit an application for acceptance that meets § 159.010-5(a) unless the laboratory—
(1) Is listed in the subpart; or
(2) Is accepted by the Commandant for approval inspections and tests of the equipment or material under § 159.005-7(a)(1).
(b) If the manufacturer wants to follow the laboratory's procedures for production inspections and tests instead of meeting the Coast Guard procedures under this subchapter, the application must contain a description of those procedures.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.