---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 104.260"
title: "33"
number: "104.260"
heading: "Security systems and equipment maintenance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/104.260"
---

# §104.260. Security systems and equipment maintenance.

- (a) Security systems and equipment must be in good working order and inspected, tested, calibrated and maintained according to the manufacturer's recommendation.
- (b) The results of testing completed under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must be recorded in accordance with [§ 104.235](/cfr/33/104.235.md). Any deficiencies must be promptly corrected.
- (c) The Vessel Security Plan (VSP) must include procedures for identifying and responding to security system and equipment failures or malfunctions.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2003-14749, 68 FR 39302, July 1, 2003, as amended by USCG-2007-28915, 81 FR 57710, Aug. 23, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70051, 70116, Chapter 701; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

### Source

Source: USCG-2003-14749, 68 FR 39302, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2003-14749, 68 FR 39302, July 1, 2003, as amended by USCG-2007-28915, 81 FR 57710, Aug. 23, 2016]