Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Jan 15, 2026
§ 176.816 - Miscellaneous systems and equipment.

At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to test and make available for inspection all items in the ship's outfit, such as ground tackle, navigation lights and equipment, markings, and placards, which are required to be carried by the regulations in this subchapter, as necessary to determine that they are fit for the service intended.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 953, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by USCG-2008-0906, 73 FR 56510, Sept. 29, 2008]
authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2103,3205,3306,3307; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 743; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 953, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 176.816