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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – TITLE
33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
PART 179—DEFECT NOTIFICATION
Sec. 179.01—Purpose
This part prescribes rules to implement 46 U.S.C.
4310, governing the notification of defects in boats and associated
equipment.
[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996]
Sec. 179.03—Definitions
Associated equipment as used in this part, means
the following equipment as shipped, transferred, or sold from
the place of manufacture and includes all attached parts and
accessories:
(1) An inboard engine.
(2) An outboard engine.
(3) A stern drive unit.
(4) An inflatable personal flotation device
approved under 46 CFR 160.076.
Boat means any vessel—
(1) Manufactured or used primarily for noncommercial
use;
(2) Leased, rented, or chartered to another
for the latter’s noncommercial use; or
(3) Operated as an uninspected passenger vessel
subject to the requirements of 46 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter
C.
Manufacturer means any person engaged in—
(1) The manufacture, construction, or assembly
of boats or associated equipment;
(2) The manufacture or construction of components
for boats and associated equipment to be sold for subsequent
assembly; or
(3) The importation into the United States
for sale of boats, associated equipment, or components thereof.
[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996,
as amended by USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June 29, 1999;
USCG-1999-5040, 67 FR 34760, May 15, 2002]
Sec. 179.05—Manufacturer discovered
defects
Each manufacturer who is required to furnish
a notice of a defect or failure to comply with a standard
or regulation under 46 U.S.C. 4310(b), shall furnish that
notice within 30 days after the manufacturer discovers or
acquires information of the defect or failure to comply.
[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996]
Sec. 179.07—Notice given by “more
expeditious means”
Each manufacturer who gives notice by more expeditious
means as provided for in 46 U.S.C. 4310(c)(1)(C), must give
such notice in writing.
[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996]
Sec. 179.09—Contents of notification
Each notice required under 46 U.S.C. 4310(b)
must include the following additional information:
(a) The name and address of the manufacturer.
(b) Identifying classifications including
the make, model year, if appropriate, the inclusive dates
(month and year) of the manufacture, or serial numbers and
any other data necessary to describe the boats or associated
equipment that may be affected.
[CGD 72-55R, 37 FR 15776, Aug. 4, 1972,
as amended by CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996]
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