{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-159.005-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 159.005-1","heading":"-1 Purpose.","body":"(a) This subpart contains the procedures by which the Coast Guard approves equipment and materials under other subparts of this subchapter that require—\n(1) Preapproval inspections and tests by an independent laboratory;\n(2) Preapproval inspections and tests by the manufacturer; or\n(3) No preapproval inspections or tests.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 159—APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS","Subpart 159.005—Approval Procedures"],"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":"7ca98686494d381300345dd997da431a0a091891c9d7607ec5a26db713f82eb5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-159.003-9","next":"us/46-cfr-159.005-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}