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Title 46: Shipping
CHAPTER I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
SUBCHAPTER L: OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS
PART 131: OPERATIONS
Subpart E: Tests, Drills, and Inspections
131.550 - Maintenance of falls.
(a) Each fall used with a launching appliance must be turned end for end at intervals of not more than 30 months.
(b) Each fall used with a launching appliance must be renewed either when necessary because of deterioration or after the passage of not more than 5 years, whichever occurs earlier.
(c) Each fall used with a launching appliance must have a corrosion-resistant tag permanently marked with?
(1) The date the new fall was installed; and
(2) The last date, if any, the fall was turned end for end.
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