33 CFR § 179.11 - Defects determined by the Commandant.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s179.11"
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title: "33 CFR § 179.11 - Defects determined by the Commandant."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "179.11"
section_name: "Defects determined by the Commandant."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "179"
part_name: "DEFECT NOTIFICATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 4302, 4307, 4310, and 4311; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; 49 CFR 1.46."
regulatory_source: "CGD 72-55R, 37 FR 15776, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
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# 179.11 Defects determined by the Commandant.

A manufacturer who is informed by the Commandant under 46 U.S.C. 4310(f) that a boat or associated equipment contains a defect relating to safety or failure to comply with a standard or regulation issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 4302, shall within 30 days of receipt of the information—

(a) Furnish the notification described in 46 U.S.C. 4310(d) to the persons designated in 46 U.S.C. 4310(c), or

(b) Provide information to the Commandant by certified mail stating why the manufacturer believes there is no defect relating to safety or failure of compliance.

[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13926, Mar. 28, 1996]