---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 77.30-90"
title: "46"
number: "77.30-90"
heading: "Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/77.30-90"
---

# §77.30-90. Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992.


Vessels contracted for before November 23, 1992, must meet the following requirements:

- (a) Each vessel must satisfy [§§ 77.30-5 through 77.30-15](/cfr/46/77.30-5..77.30-15.md) concerning the number of items and the method of stowage of equipment.
- (b) Items of equipment previously approved, but not meeting the applicable specifications set forth in [§ 77.30-5](/cfr/46/77.30-5.md), may continue in service as long as they are maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection; but each item in an installation or a replacement must meet all applicable specifications.
- (c) After November 23, 1994, each respirator must either satisfy [§ 77.30-5(a)](/cfr/46/77.30-5.md?p=a) or be a self-contained compressed-air breathing apparatus previously approved by MSHA and NIOSH under [part 160](/cfr/46/part160.md), [subpart 160.011](/cfr/46/subpart160.011.md), of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48324, Oct. 23, 1992]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16953, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48324, Oct. 23, 1992]