---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 162.050-5"
title: "46"
number: "162.050-5"
heading: "Contents of application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/162.050-5"
---

# §162.050-5. Contents of application.

- (a) An application for approval of a separator, oil content meter, or a bilge alarm must contain the following information:
  - (1) **A brief description of the item submitted for approval.**
  - (2) **The name and address of the applicant and its manufacturing facility.**
  - (3) A detailed description of quality control procedures, in-process and final inspections and tests followed in manufacturing the item, and construction and sales record keeping systems maintained.
  - (4) Arrangement drawings and piping diagrams of the item that give the information prescribed by [§ 56.01-10(d)](/cfr/46/56.01-10.md?p=d) of this chapter.
  - (5) Detailed electrical plans of the type described in [§ 110.25-1](/cfr/46/110.25-1.md) of this chapter.
  - (6) An operating and maintenance manual containing detailed and easily understandable instructions on installation, operation, calibration, zeroing, and maintenance of the item.
  - (7) For each monitor and bilge alarm and each control on a separator, the vibration test report described in [§ 162.050-37](/cfr/46/162.050-37.md).
  - (8) For each oil content meter, a statement of whether it is to be used with crude oils, refined products, or both.
  - (9) A list of the substances used in operating the item that require certification under [part 147](/cfr/46/part147.md) of this chapter as articles of ships' stores and supplies.
  - (10) **The name of the facility to conduct approval testing.**
  - (11) If the applicant intends to use a test rig other than a test rig of the facility, a detailed description of the rig.
- (b) An applicant may incorporate by reference in his application information that he has submitted in a previous application.

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 53359, Sept. 13, 1979, as amended by USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53228, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG-2004-18939, 74 FR 3383, Jan. 16, 2009]

### Source

Source: CGD 76-088a, 44 FR 53359, Sept. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 4104, 4302; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Amendments

[44 FR 53359, Sept. 13, 1979, as amended by USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53228, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG-2004-18939, 74 FR 3383, Jan. 16, 2009]