{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-131.740","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 131.740","heading":"Shipboard inspections.","body":"Each buoyant work vest must be subject to examination by a marine inspector, to determine its serviceability. If found serviceable, it may continue in service; but no buoyant work vest is stamped as inspected. If not found serviceable, and if determined irreparable by the inspector, a buoyant work vest must be destroyed in the presence of the inspector.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER L—OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS","PART 131—OPERATIONS","Subpart G—Work Vests"],"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":"de52d1a5924a547fd463167f534344a1d226d7c59306a3f8f24ddf26dfd238d7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-131.730","next":"us/46-cfr-131.800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}