46 CFR §160.151-45
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Each 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;
- (f)Abrasive devices;
- (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;
- (j)Thermometer;
- (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.