46 CFR § 78.36-20 - Shipboard inspections.

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title: "46 CFR § 78.36-20 - Shipboard inspections."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "78.36-20"
section_name: "Shipboard inspections."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "PASSENGER VESSELS"
part_number: "78"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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# 78.36-20 Shipboard inspections.

(a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to determine its serviceability. If found to be satisfactory, it may be continued in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine inspector so as to prevent its continued use as a work vest.

(b) [Reserved]

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16955, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58282, Sept. 29, 2014]