[Title 46 CFR 107.259]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - October 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 46 - SHIPPING]
[Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF]
[Subchapter I - A--MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS]
[Part 107 - INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION]
[Subpart B - Inspection and Certification]
[Sec. 107.259 - Crane inspection and testing.]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




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    SHIPPING
    COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF
    A--MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS
    INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION
    Inspection and Certification
  


Sec. 107.259  Crane inspection and testing.

    (a) Each crane must be inspected and tested in accordance with 
Section 3 of the American Petroleum Institute (A.P.I.) Recommended 
Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes, API RP 2D, 
First Edition (October 1972) with supplement 1, except that the rated 
load test must be performed in accordance with Sec. 107.260.
    (b) The tests are witnessed and the inspections are conducted by--
    (1) A Coast Guard marine inspector; or
    (2) The American Bureau of Shipping (A.B.S.), or the International 
Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc. (I.C.G.B.) for cranes under certification by 
these organizations.
    (c) If the tests and inspections are conducted by the A.B.S. or the 
I.C.G.B., the surveyor shall certify that the tests and inspections were 
conducted in accordance with the A.P.I. specification; or modified by 
Sec. 107.260.