46 C.F.R. § 160.042-5 Procedure for approval.
Title 46 - Shipping
(a) Life raft skids are not subject to formal approval by the Commandant, but for each merchant vessel on which Type A life rafts are to be installed, plans showing the construction and arrangement of the life raft stowage and launching device on the vessel are required to be submitted for approval to the Commandant through the Commander of the Coast Guard District prior to the actual installation. Life raft skids should comply with the requirements of this specification in order to be acceptable for use in such installations. (b) Correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of this specification should be addressed to the Commander of the Coast Guard District in which the skids are to be installed.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 160—LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
Subpart 160.042—Skids, Liferaft, for Merchant Vessels
§ 160.042-5 Procedure for approval.

