46 CFR 176.702
§ 176.702 Installation tests and inspections.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 176.702, § 176.702 Installation tests and inspections, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230645
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Whenever a launching appliance, survival craft, rescue boat, fixed gas fire extinguishing system, machinery, fuel tank, or pressure vessel is installed aboard a vessel after completion of the initial inspection for certification of the vessel, as replacement equipment or as a new installation, the owner or managing operator shall conduct the tests and make the vessel ready for the inspections required by § 176.402(d) to the satisfaction of the cognizant OCMI.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.