{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.010-9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.010-9","heading":"-9 Procedure for approval.","body":"(a) A buoyant apparatus is approved by the Coast Guard under the procedures in subpart 159.005 of this chapter.\n(b) The test required for approval are those in § 160.010-7, and must be performed on the first production lot of buoyant apparatus produced by the manufacturer.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 160—LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT","Subpart 160.010—Buoyant Apparatus for Merchant Vessels"],"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":"fee7e4a46450bef92629e79fe339ac3137785b38e58badd8fe3d32a9312f4c5d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.010-8","next":"us/46-cfr-160.010-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}