[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR189.35-5]

[Page 351]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 189_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 189.35_Weight Handling Gear
 
Sec. 189.35-5  Tests.

    (a) An installation load test and safety assessment shall be 
conducted by the owner or operator. Section 189.35-13 may be used as a 
guide for the safety assessment. It shall be the responsibility of the 
owner or operator to notify the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of 
the time and place of the installation tests when occurring in a port of 
the United States to permit a marine inspector to witness the tests if 
desired. Subsequent owner or operator conducted tests may be required at 
the time of the vessel's inspection periods if a visual examination or 
review of the equipment record reveals evidence of an unsafe condition. 
Tests should normally consist of exercising the equipment as a unit with 
a proof load 25 percent in excess of the equipment's normal working 
load, however manufacturer's design limitations should not be exceeded. 
Consideration shall be given to the plans of loading when conducting 
these tests. Braking, safety and limiting devices shall be tested 
whenever feasible.