[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR122.730]

[Page 401]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 122--OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart G--Operational Readiness, Maintenance, and Inspection of 
                          Lifesaving Equipment
 
Sec. 122.730  Servicing of inflatable liferafts, inflatable buoyant apparatus, inflatable life jackets, and inflated rescue boats.

    (a) An inflatable liferaft or inflatable buoyant apparatus must be 
serviced at a facility specifically approved by the Commandant for the 
particular brand, and in accordance with servicing procedures meeting 
the requirements of part 160, subpart 160.151, of this chapter--
    (1) No later than the month and year on its servicing sticker 
affixed under 46 CFR 160.151-57(n), except that servicing may be delayed 
until the next scheduled inspection of the vessel, provided that the 
delay does not exceed 5 months; and
    (2) Whenever the container is damaged or the container straps or 
seals are broken.
    (b) Each inflatable lifejacket and hybrid inflatable lifejacket or 
work vest must be serviced:
    (1) Within 12 months of its initial packing; and
    (2) Within 12 months of each subsequent servicing, except that 
servicing may be delayed until the next scheduled inspection of the 
vessel, provided that the delay does not exceed 5 months.
    (c) Each inflatable life jacket must be serviced in accordance with 
the servicing procedure under Sec. 160.176 in subchapter Q of this 
chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant.
    (d) Each hybrid inflatable life jacket or work vest must be serviced 
in accordance with the servicing procedure under Sec. 160.077 in 
subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the 
Commandant.
    (e) Repair and maintenance of inflated rescue boats must be in 
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. All repairs must be 
made at a servicing facility approved by the Commandant, except for 
emergency repairs carried out on board the vessel.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 935, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51353, Sept. 
30, 1997; USCG-2001-11118, 67 FR 58541, Sept. 17, 2002]