46 CFR 160.049-8
§ 160.049-8 Recognized laboratory.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 160.049-8, § 160.049-8 Recognized laboratory, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/229273
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(a) A manufacturer seeking Coast Guard approval of a product under this subpart shall follow the approval procedures of subpart 159.005 of this chapter, and shall apply for approval directly to a recognized independent laboratory. The following laboratories are recognized under § 159.010-7 of this part, to perform testing and approval functions under this subpart:
(b) Production oversight must be performed by the same laboratory that performs the approval tests unless, as determined by the Commandant, the employees of the laboratory performing production oversight receive training and support equal to that of the laboratory that performed the approval testing.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.