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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Specifications and Standards. This subpart makes reference to the following documents:
(1) Federal Specification:
L–P–375C—Plastic Film, Flexible, Vinyl Chloride.
(2) Military specifications:
MIL–W–530—Webbing, Textile, Cotton, General Purpose, Natural or in Colors.
MIL–B–2766—Batt, Fibrous Glass, Lifesaving Equipment.
(3) Federal Standards:
No. 191—Textile Test Methods.
751A—Stitches, Seams, and Stitchings.
(4) Coast Guard specification:
164.003—Kapok, Processed.
(b) Plans. The following plans, of the issue in effect on the date buoyant vests are manufactured, form a part of this subpart:
Dwg. No. 160.047–1:
Sheet 1, Rev. 2—Cutting Pattern and General Arrangement, Models AK–1, and AF–1.
Sheet 2, Rev. 2—Cutting Pattern and General Arrangement, Models CKM–1 and CFM–1.
Sheet 3, Rev. 2—Cutting Pattern and General Arrangement, Models CKS–1 and CFS–1.
Sheet 4, Rev. 1—Pad Patterns.
(c) Copies on file. The manufacturer shall keep a copy of each specification and plan required by this section on file together with the certificate of approval. Plans and specifications may be obtained as follows:
(1) The Coast Guard plans and specifications may be obtained from the Commandant (CG–ENG), Attn: Office of Design and Engineering Systems, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593–7509 or a recognized laboratory listed in § 160.047–6b.
(2) The Federal Specifications and Standard may be purchased from the Business Service Center, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20407;
(3) The military specifications may be obtained from the Military Specifications and Standards, Standardization Documents Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111–5094, https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.160.047–1 Incorporation by reference - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-46-shipping/cfr-sect-46-160-047-1/
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