[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR179.11]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 179--DEFECT NOTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 179.11  Defects determined by the Commandant.

    A manufacturer who is informed by the Commandant under 46 U.S.C. 
4310(f) that a boat or associated equipment contains a defect relating 
to safety or failure to comply with a standard or regulation issued 
under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 4302, shall within 30 days of receipt 
of the information--
    (a) Furnish the notification described in 46 U.S.C. 4310(d) to the 
persons designated in 46 U.S.C. 4310(c), or
    (b) Provide information to the Commandant by certified mail stating 
why the manufacturer believes there is no defect relating to safety or 
failure of compliance.

[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996]