{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-176.702","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 176.702","heading":"Installation tests and inspections.","body":"Whenever a launching appliance, survival craft, rescue boat, fixed gas fire extinguishing system, machinery, fuel tank, or pressure vessel is installed aboard a vessel after completion of the initial inspection for certification of the vessel, as replacement equipment or as a new installation, the owner or managing operator shall conduct the tests and make the vessel ready for the inspections required by § 176.402(d) to the satisfaction of the cognizant OCMI.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER T—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS)","PART 176—INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION","Subpart G—Repairs and Alterations"],"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":"a6f52a50f8dd951b2d542418d1eacf3d003b58783d8392a7817d6a8f0b2a790b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-176.700","next":"us/46-cfr-176.704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}