[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR50.25-7]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 50_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart 50.25_Acceptance of Material and Piping Components
 
Sec. 50.25-7  Testing of products required to be certified in presence of 
marine inspector.

    (a) Certified products are not normally tested in the presence of a 
marine inspector. The Commandant may, however, assign a marine inspector 
to witness tests required by the applicable specifications to satisfy 
himself that the requirements are met.
    (b) Marine inspectors shall have free entry at all times to those 
parts of the plant where material subject to the regulations in this 
subchapter is being manufactured. The manufacturer shall provide marine 
inspectors all reasonable facilities to satisfy them that the material 
is being manufactured in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commandant.

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    (c) Unless otherwise authorized, required tests and inspections 
described in applicable specifications shall be made at the place of 
manufacture prior to shipment. Unless otherwise specified, tests shall 
be performed at room temperature. These tests when performed in the 
presence of a marine inspector will be so conducted as not to interfere 
unnecessarily with the operation of the plant.
    (d) Marine inspectors shall assure themselves that test specimens 
are marked for positive identification with the materials which they 
represent.

[CGFR 68-82, 33 FR 18808, Dec. 18, 1968, as amended by CGD 77-140, 54 FR 
40599, Oct. 2, 1989]