*Indicated items come under U.S. District Court Order of 31 May, 1983, which declares invalid any inspection or test not conducted by or in the presence of a Coast Guard marine inspector. The Order does not address preapproval reviews. The Order remains in effect un-il such time as the Coast Guard publishes a final regulation in the Federal Register removing the reauirement for a Coast Guard marine inspector to witness the inspections or tests.
**The Coast Guard reserves the right to attend prototype testing of this equipment as a condition of approval. This option will normally be exercised in the case of a manufacturer seeking approval of this equipment for the first time, or for a substantially new or innovative design.
