{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-131.550","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 131.550","heading":"Maintenance of falls.","body":"(a) Each fall used with a launching appliance must be turned end for end at intervals of not more than 30 months.\n(b) Each fall used with a launching appliance must be renewed either when necessary because of deterioration or after the passage of not more than 5 years, whichever occurs earlier.\n(c) Each fall used with a launching appliance must have a corrosion-resistant tag permanently marked with—\n(1) The date the new fall was installed; and\n(2) The last date, if any, the fall was turned end for end.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER L—OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS","PART 131—OPERATIONS","Subpart E—Tests, Drills, and Inspections"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"35446b6105eaee0e7a9dba2910a5b97aa9769514d48cdfa6d01c551612f33271","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-131.545","next":"us/46-cfr-131.555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}