{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.156-23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.156-23","heading":"-23 Procedure for approval of design, material, or construction change.","body":"(a) Each change in design, material, or construction from the plans approved under 46 CFR 159.005-13 and § 160.156-13(h) of this subpart must be approved by the Commandant before being used in any production rescue boat. The manufacturer must submit any such change following the procedures set forth in § 160.156-9 of this subpart, but documentation on items that are unchanged from the plans approved under 46 CFR 159.005-13 and § 160.156-13(h) of this subpart need not be resubmitted.\n(b) Unless determined by the Commandant to be unnecessary, a prototype rescue boat with each change described in paragraph (a) of this section must be made and tested according to the procedures for new approvals in §§ 160.156-9 through 160.156-13 of this subpart.\n(c) Determinations of equivalence of design, construction, and materials will be made by the Commandant only.","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 160.156—Rescue Boats and Fast Rescue Boats (SOLAS)"],"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":"a66ab6bf31a80a02fac1fa828efc0cca8b60f9665d5f4c7a26a3f4f9a01598c8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.156-21","next":"us/46-cfr-160.170-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}