---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.062-7"
title: "46"
number: "160.062-7"
heading: "Procedures for acceptance of repair facility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.062-7"
---

# §160.062-7. Procedures for acceptance of repair facility.

- (a) Before a repair facility is accepted by the Commandant to perform the services required in [§ 160.062-4(f)](/cfr/46/160.062-4.md?p=f), it must be inspected by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, to determine if it has—
  - (1) The testing apparatus to perform all the tests required in [§ 160.062-4](/cfr/46/160.062-4.md);
  - (2) A source of supply of replacement parts for a hydraulic release, evidenced by a signed agreement between the facility and his source of supply, or the parts for it; all replacement parts must be in compliance with applicable specifications and standards contained in [§ 160.062-1](/cfr/46/160.062-1.md); and
  - (3) **Employees competent to perform the services required in this paragraph.** Each employee who is engaged in serving a hydraulic release must demonstrate his competence to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection by—
    - (i) Disassembling a hydraulic release;
    - (ii) Making all necessary repairs to the disassembled unit;
    - (iii) Reassembling the unit in conformance with the specifications and standards contained in [§ 160.062-1(a)](/cfr/46/160.062-1.md?p=a); and
    - (iv) Showing that the reassembled unit meets the buoyant capacity and release depth requirements contained in § [160.062-3 (b)](/cfr/46/160.062-3.md?p=b) and [(c)](/cfr/46/160.062-3.md?p=c) after being inspected and tested in conformance with the requirements contained in [§ 160.062-4(f)](/cfr/46/160.062-4.md?p=f).
- (b) Based on the report of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, regarding the inspection required in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, the Commandant notifies the facility that—
  - (1) It is an accepted repair facility for the reconditioning and testing of hydraulic releases; or
  - (2) It is not accepted as a repair facility, lists each discrepancy noted by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, and describes the procedure for reinspection if applicable corrections are made.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 73-153R, 40 FR 4422, Jan. 30, 1975]

### Source

Source: CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5721, Apr. 12, 1968, 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.

### Amendments

[CGD 73-153R, 40 FR 4422, Jan. 30, 1975]