33 C.F.R. § 150.514 What are the annual tests and inspections?
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
At least annually the operator must: (a) Strip, clean, thoroughly inspect, and, if needed, repair each lifeboat, rescue boat, and liferaft. At that time, the operator must empty, clean, and refill with fresh fuel each fuel tank; (b) Thoroughly inspect and, if needed, repair each davit, winch, fall, and other launching device; (c) Check each item of lifesaving equipment and replace any item that is marked with an expiration date that has passed; (d) Check each battery used in an item of lifesaving equipment and replace any battery that is marked with an expiration date that has passed; and (e) Replace any battery that is not marked with an expiration date if that battery is used in an item of lifesaving equipment, except for a storage battery used in a lifeboat or rescue boat. (f) The requirements in this section do not relieve the person in charge of the requirement to keep the equipment ready for immediate use.
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 150—DEEPWATER PORTS: OPERATIONS
Subpart F—Emergency and Specialty Equipment
Frequency of Tests and Inspections
§ 150.514 What are the annual tests and inspections?
