---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 161.013-11"
title: "46"
number: "161.013-11"
heading: "Prototype test."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/161.013-11"
---

# §161.013-11. Prototype test.

- (a) Each manufacturer must test a prototype light identical to the lights to be certified prior to the labeling required by [§ 161.013-13](/cfr/46/161.013-13.md).
- (b) If the prototype light fails to meet any of the general performance requirements of [§ 161.013-3](/cfr/46/161.013-3.md) the lights must not be certified under this subpart.
- (c) **Each manufacturer must—**
  - (1) Forward the test results within 30 days to the Commandant (CG-ENG) according to [§ 159.005-1](/cfr/46/159.005-1.md) of this subchapter; and
  - (2) Retain records of the test results for at least 5 years, or as long as the light is manufactured and certified, whichever is longer.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 76-183a, 44 FR 73054, Dec. 17, 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 76704, Sept. 18, 2024]

### Source

Source: CGD 76-183a, 44 FR 73054, Dec. 17, 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 76-183a, 44 FR 73054, Dec. 17, 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 76704, Sept. 18, 2024]