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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – TITLE
33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
PART 159—MARINE SANITATION DEVICES
Subpart B—Certification Procedures
Sec. 159.11—Purpose
This subpart prescribes procedures for certification
of marine sanitation devices and authorization for labels
on certified devices.
Sec. 159.12—Regulations for certification
of existing devices
(a) The purpose of this section is to provide
regulations for certification of existing devices until manufacturers
can design and manufacture devices that comply with this part
and recognized facilities are prepared to perform the testing
required by this part.
(b) Any Type III device that was installed on
an existing vessel before January 30, 1975, is considered
certified.
(c) Any person may apply to the Commanding Officer,
USCG Marine Safety Center, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20590 for certification of a marine sanitation device manufactured
before January 30, 1976. The Coast Guard will issue a letter
certifying the device if the applicant shows that the device
meets Sec. 159.53 by:
(1) Evidence that the device meets State standards
at least equal to the standards in Sec. 159.53, or
(2) Test conducted under this part by a recognized
laboratory, or
(3) Evidence that the device is substantially
equivalent to a device certified under this section, or
(4) A Coast Guard field test if considered
necessary by the Coast Guard.
(d) The Coast Guard will maintain and make available
a list that identifies each device certified under this section.
(e) Devices certified under this section in
compliance with Sec. 159.53 need not meet the other regulations
in this part and may not be labeled under Sec. 159.16.
[CGD 73-83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975,
as amended by CGD 75-213, 41 FR 15325, Apr. 12, 1976; CGD
82-063a, 48 FR 4776, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88-052, 53 FR 25122,
July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; USCG-2001-9286,
66 FR 33641, June 25, 2001]
Sec. 159.12a—Certification of certain
Type III devices
(a) The purpose of this section is to provide
regulations for certification of certain Type III devices.
(b) Any Type III device is considered certified
under this section if:
(1) It is used solely for the storage of sewage
and flushwater at ambient air pressure and temperature;
and
(2) It is in compliance with Sec. 159.53(c).
(c) Any device certified under this section
need not comply with the other regulations in this part except
as required in paragraphs (b)(2) and (d) of this section and
may not be labeled under Sec. 159.16.
(d) Each device certified under this section
which is installed aboard an inspected vessel must comply
with Sec. 159.97.
[CGD 76-145, 42 FR 11, Jan. 3, 1977]
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