Current through September 30, 2024
Section 160.151-45 - Equipment required for servicing facilitiesEach servicing facility approved by the Coast Guard must maintain equipment to carry out the operations described in the manufacturer's servicing manual approved in accordance with § 160.151-35(b)(1) , including-
(a) A set of plans, as specified in § 160.151-35(b)(3) , for each inflatable liferaft to be serviced;(b) A current copy of this subpart;(c) A current copy of the manual approved in accordance with § 160.151-35(b)(1) , including all revisions and bulletins in effect as indicated on the annual list issued in accordance with § 160.151-35(b)(2) ;(d) Hot presses (if applicable);(e) Safety-type glue pots or equivalents;(g) A source of clean, dry, pressurized air; hoses; and attachments for inflating liferafts;(h) A source of vacuum; hoses; and attachments for deflating liferafts;(i) Mercury manometer, water manometer, or other pressure-measurement device or pressure gauge of equivalent accuracy and sensitivity;(k) Barometer, aneroid or mercury;(l) Calibrated torque-wrench for assembling the inflation system;(m) Accurate weighing scale;(n) Repair materials and equipment, and spare parts as specified in the applicable manual, except that items of limited "shelf life" need not be stocked if they are readily available;(o) A complete stock of the survival equipment required to be stowed in the liferafts, except for items of equipment that are readily available;(p) A means for load-testing davit-launched liferafts, unless the facility services only non-davit-launched liferafts;(q) A supply of parts for all inflation components and valves specified in the applicable manual; and(r) A tool board that clearly indicates where each small tool is stored, or has an equivalent means to make sure that no tools are left in the liferaft when repacked.