46 C.F.R. § 159.010-3 Independent laboratory: Standards for acceptance.
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(a) To be accepted by the Coast Guard as an independent laboratory, a laboratory must— (1) Be engaged, as a regular part of its business, in performing inspections and tests that are the same as or similar to the inspections and tests required in the applicable subpart; (2) Have or have access to the apparatus, facilities, personnel, and calibrated instruments that are necessary to inspect and test the equipment or material under the applicable subpart; (3) Not be owned or controlled by— (i) The manufacturer of the equipment or material to be inspected or tested under this subchapter or any manufacturer of similar equipment or material; (ii) A vendor of the equipment or material to be inspected or tested under this subchapter or a vendor of similar equipment or material; or (iii) A supplier of materials to the manufacturer; (4) Not be dependent on Coast Guard acceptance under this subchapter to remain in business; and (5) Not advertise or promote the manufacturer's equipment or material that the laboratory inspects and tests under this subchapter. (b) [Reserved]
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PART 159—APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
Subpart 159.010—Independent Laboratory: Acceptance, Recognition, and Termination
§ 159.010-3 Independent laboratory: Standards for acceptance.
