---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 179.11"
title: "33"
number: "179.11"
heading: "Defects determined by the Commandant."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/179.11"
---

# §179.11. Defects determined by the Commandant.


A manufacturer who is informed by the Commandant under [46 U.S.C. 4310(f)](/usc/46/4310.md?p=f) that a boat or associated equipment contains a defect relating to safety or failure to comply with a standard or regulation issued under the authority of [46 U.S.C. 4302](/usc/46/4302.md), shall within 30 days of receipt of the information—

- (a) Furnish the notification described in [46 U.S.C. 4310(d)](/usc/46/4310.md?p=d) to the persons designated in [46 U.S.C. 4310(c)](/usc/46/4310.md?p=c), or
- (b) Provide information to the Commandant by certified mail stating why the manufacturer believes there is no defect relating to safety or failure of compliance.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 4302, 4307, 4310, and 4311; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; 49 CFR 1.46.

### Source

Source: CGD 72-55R, 37 FR 15776, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996]