---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 161.012-5"
title: "46"
number: "161.012-5"
heading: "Approval procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/161.012-5"
---

# §161.012-5. Approval procedures.

- (a) An application for approval of a PFD light under this subpart must be submitted to the Commandant (CG-ENG) according to [§ 159.001-5](/cfr/46/159.001-5.md) of this subchapter.
- (b) Each application for approval must contain—(1) The name and address of the applicant;
  - (2) Plans showing the construction details of the light;
  - (3) A detailed description of the applicant's production testing program; and
  - (4) **A laboratory test report containing the observations and results of approval testing.**
- (c) **The Commandant advises the applicant whether the light is approved.** If the light is approved, an approval certificate is sent to the applicant.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 76-028, 44 FR 38785, July 2, 1979, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34536, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50467, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50734, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60160, Sept. 30, 2013; USCG-2020-0519, 89 FR 76703, Sept. 18, 2024]

### Source

Source: CGD 76-028, 44 FR 38785, July 2, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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

### Amendments

[CGD 76-028, 44 FR 38785, July 2, 1979, as amended by CGD 88-070, 53 FR 34536, Sept. 7, 1988; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50467, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50734, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60160, Sept. 30, 2013; USCG-2020-0519, 89 FR 76703, Sept. 18, 2024]