{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-163.003-7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 163.003-7","heading":"-7 Independent laboratory.","body":"The approval and production tests in this subpart must be conducted by or under the supervision of an independent laboratory accepted by the Coast Guard under subpart 159.010 of this chapter.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 163—CONSTRUCTION","Subpart 163.003—Pilot Ladder"],"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":"28f1056b7e5388ed75178667e0268cb39ff33012bfcc579938df1e7bb0b58fc7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-163.003-3","next":"us/46-cfr-163.003-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}