46 C.F.R. § 131.740 Shipboard inspections.
Title 46 - Shipping
Each buoyant work vest must be subject to examination by a marine inspector, to determine its serviceability. If found serviceable, it may continue in service; but no buoyant work vest is stamped as inspected. If not found serviceable, and if determined irreparable by the inspector, a buoyant work vest must be destroyed in the presence of the inspector.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 131—OPERATIONS
Subpart G—Work Vests
§ 131.740 Shipboard inspections.
