{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.060-11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.060-11","heading":"-11 Independent laboratory.","body":"(a) The production inspections, tests, and quality control required by this subpart must be conducted by an independent laboratory recognized by the Coast Guard under § 159.010 of this subchapter to perform such functions. A list of recognized independent laboratories is available from the Commandant and online at https://cgmix.uscg.mil.\n(b) The same laboratory that performs the approval tests must also perform production oversight unless the employees of the laboratory performing production oversight receive training and support equal to that of the laboratory that performed the approval testing, as determined by the Commandant.","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 160.060—Specification for a Buoyant Vest, Unicellular Polyethylene Foam, Adult and Child"],"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":"f3fe5e49c2b6766cf336e1502eb404aa64340da87d5ca3b6da40720191b5f311","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.060-6-160.060-10","next":"us/46-cfr-160.060-12-160.060-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}