{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-159.007-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 159.007-5","heading":"-5 Production inspections and tests: Application for acceptance.","body":"(a) If the applicable subpart requires production inspections and tests by an independent laboratory, the manufacturer must select a laboratory and submit an application for acceptance that meets § 159.010-5(a) unless the laboratory—\n(1) Is listed in the subpart; or\n(2) Is accepted by the Commandant for approval inspections and tests of the equipment or material under § 159.005-7(a)(1).\n(b) If the manufacturer wants to follow the laboratory's procedures for production inspections and tests instead of meeting the Coast Guard procedures under this subchapter, the application must contain a description of those procedures.","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 159.007—Production Inspection and Tests of Approved Equipment and Materials"],"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":"8f151740a99bcae487dbeba68e23513257d3ce38ecdb3fdfda76209d5a00faa9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-159.007-3","next":"us/46-cfr-159.007-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}