[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR122.704]



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                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 122_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart G_Operational Readiness, Maintenance, and Inspection of 

                          Lifesaving Equipment

 

Sec.  122.704  Maintenance of falls.



    (a) Each fall used in a launching appliance on a vessel must be 

turned end for end at intervals of not more than 30 months.

    (b) Each fall must be renewed when necessary due to deterioration or 

at internals of not more than 5 years, whichever is earlier.

    (c) Each fall must have a corrosion resistant tag with the following 

permanently marked on it in clearly legible letters:

    (1) The date the new fall was installed; and

    (2) If the fall has been turned end for end, the date it was turned.



[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 935, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 20556, May 7, 1996]