---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.010-9"
title: "46"
number: "160.010-9"
heading: "Procedure for approval."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.010-9"
---

# §160.010-9. Procedure for approval.

- (a) A buoyant apparatus is approved by the Coast Guard under the procedures in [subpart 159.005](/cfr/46/subpart159.005.md) of this chapter.
- (b) The test required for approval are those in [§ 160.010-7](/cfr/46/160.010-7.md), and must be performed on the first production lot of buoyant apparatus produced by the manufacturer.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 79-167, 47 FR 41372, Sept. 20, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.