[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: 46CFR91.25-25]



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                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

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

 

PART 91_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart 91.25_Inspection for Certification

 

Sec.  91.25-25  Hull equipment.



    (a) At each inspection for certification and periodic inspection, 

the inspectors shall conduct the following tests and inspections of hull 

equipment:

    (1) All watertight doors shall be operated locally by manual power 

and also by hydraulic or electric power if so fitted. Where remote 

control is fitted, the doors shall also be operated by the remote 

control apparatus.

    (2) The remote controls of all valves shall be operated.

    (3) The owner, operator or master shall provide the Officer in 

Charge, Marine Inspection with all current valid certificates and 

registers of cargo gear issued by an organization recognized by the 

Commandant under Sec.  31.10-16.

    (b) Every acceptable cargo gear certificate and/or register shall be 

properly executed by a person authorized to do so and shall:

    (1) Certify as to the tests and examinations conducted;

    (2) Show the dates on which the tests and examinations were 

conducted; and

    (3) Indicate that the cargo gear described in the certificate or 

register complies with the standards of the organization or association 

authorized to issue the certificate or register.

    (c) Competent persons for the purposes of this section are defined 

as--

    (1) Surveyors of a classification society recognized by the 

Commandant under 46 U.S.C. 3316.

    (2) Surveyors of a cargo gear organization recognized by the 

Commandant under Sec.  31.10-16.

    (3) Responsible officials or employees of the testing laboratories, 

companies, or organizations who conduct tests of pieces of loose cargo 

gear, wire rope, or the annealing of gear as may be required by the 

standards of the organization or association authorized to issue the 

certificate or register.

    (d) The registers issued in connection with cargo gear certification 

must have all required entries fully completed as of the dates 

indicated, shall be kept current, and shall include the following:

    (1) A register of the cargo handling machinery and the gear 

accessory thereto carried on the vessel named therein;

    (2) Certification of the testing and examination of winches, 

derricks, and their accessory gear;

    (3) Certification of the testing and examination of cranes, hoists, 

and their accessory gear;

    (4) Certification of the testing and examination of chains, rings, 

hooks, shackles, swivels, and blocks;

    (5) Certification of the testing and examination of wire rope;

    (6) Certification of the heat-treatment of chains, rings, hooks, 

shackles, and swivels which require such treatment; and,

    (7) Certification of the annual thorough examinations of gear not 

required to be periodically heat-treated.



[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16974, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 

51206, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG 1999-4976, 65 FR 6501, Feb. 9, 2000]