[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR4.06-15]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 4_MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart 4.06_Mandatory Chemical Testing Following Serious Marine 
            Incidents Involving Vessels in Commercial Service
 
Sec. 4.06-15  Accessibility of chemical testing devices.

    (a) Alcohol testing. (1) The marine employer must have a sufficient 
number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel 
to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual 
who was directly involved in the SMI.
    (2) All alcohol testing devices used to meet the requirements of 
this part must be currently listed on either the Conforming Products 
List (CPL) titled ``Modal Specifications for Devices To Measure Breath 
Alcohol'' or ``Conforming Products List of Screening Devices To Measure 
Alcohol in Bodily Fluids,'' which are published periodically in the 
Federal Register by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA).
    (3) The alcohol testing devices need not be carried on board each 
vessel if obtaining the devices and conducting the required alcohol 
tests can be accomplished within 2 hours from the time of occurrence of 
the SMI.
    (b) Drug testing. (1) The marine employer must have a sufficient 
number of urine-specimen collection and shipping kits meeting the 
requirements of 49 CFR part 40 that are readily accessible for use 
following SMIs.
    (2) The specimen collection and shipping kits need not be carried on 
board each vessel if obtaining the kits and collecting the specimen can 
be completed within 32 hours from the time of the occurrence of the SMI.

[USCG-2001-8773, 70 FR 75961, Dec. 22, 2005]