[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR77.30-90]

[Page 91-92]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 77_VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT--Table 
of Contents
 
                    Subpart 77.30_Emergency Equipment
 
Sec.  77.30-90  Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992.

    Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992, must meet the 
following requirements:

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    (a) Each vessel must satisfy Sec. Sec.  77.30-5 through 77.30-15 
concerning the number of items and the method of stowage of equipment.
    (b) Items of equipment previously approved, but not meeting the 
applicable specifications set forth in Sec.  77.30-5, may continue in 
service as long as they are maintained in good condition to the 
satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection; but each item 
in an installation or a replacement must meet all applicable 
specifications.
    (c) After November 23, 1994, each respirator must either satisfy 
Sec.  77.30-5(a) or be a self-contained compressed-air breathing 
apparatus previously approved by MSHA and NIOSH under part 160, subpart 
160.011, of this chapter.

[CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48324, Oct. 23, 1992]