33 CFR § 175.135 - Existing equipment.

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title: "33 CFR § 175.135 - Existing equipment."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "175.135"
section_name: "Existing equipment."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "175"
part_name: "EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 4302; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3."
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# 175.135 Existing equipment.

Launchers manufactured before 1 January, 1981, which do not have approval numbers are acceptable for use with meteor or parachute signals listed in Table 175.130 under § 175.130 as long as they remain in serviceable condition.

[CGD 76-183, 44 FR 73024, Dec. 17, 1979, as amended by CGD 81-038-A, 47 FR 24548, June 7, 1982; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35534, June 30, 1998]