[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR189.25-25]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 189--INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 189.25--Inspection for Certification
 
Sec. 189.25-25  Hull equipment.

    (a) At each inspection for certification and periodic inspection the 
inspector shall conduct the following tests and inspections of hull 
equipment:
    (1) All watertight doors shall be operated locally by manual power 
and also by hydraulic or electric power if so fitted. Where remote 
control is fitted, the doors shall also be operated by the remote 
control apparatus.
    (2) The remote controls of all valves shall be operated.
    (3) An examination of installed weight, handling gear and related 
shipboard records shall be made to ascertain the condition and 
suitability of the equipment for the service intended. In conducting 
this examination the marine inspector shall be guided by the provisions 
of subpart 189.35. Current valid certificates and registers, issued by a 
recognized nonprofit organization or association approved by the 
Commandant, may be accepted as prima facie evidence of the condition and 
suitability of the weight handling gear. Weight handling gear 
certificates and registers will not be issued by the Coast Guard.

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1118, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by USCG-1999-4976, 65 
FR 6509, Feb. 9, 2000]