33 C.F.R. § 150.511 What are the operational testing requirements for lifeboat and rescue boat release gear?
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) Lifeboat and rescue boat release gear must be operationally tested under a load of 1.1 times the total mass of the lifeboat or rescue boat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment. (b) The test must be conducted whenever the lifeboat, rescue boat, or their release gear is overhauled or at least once every 5 years. (c) The OCMI may consider alternate operational test procedures to those under paragraph (a) of this section.
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 150—DEEPWATER PORTS: OPERATIONS
Subpart F—Emergency and Specialty Equipment
Operational Tests and Inspections (General)
§ 150.511 What are the operational testing requirements for lifeboat and rescue boat release gear?
