Type and size.

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  5. Equipment, Construction, and Materials: Specifications and Approval
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  7. Hatchets (Lifeboat and Liferaft) for Merchant Vessels
  8. Type and size.

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§ 160.013-2 Type and size.

(a) Type. Hatchets specified by this subpart shall be Type I, Class I, Design D or E, as described in Federal Specification GGG-A-926, but other hatchets equal in strength and construction will be given special consideration.

(b) Size. Hatchets specified by this subpart shall be of one size, and the dimensions shall be approximately in conformance with Drawing No. 160.013-1(b).

[CGFR 49-43, 15 FR 116, Jan. 11, 1950, as amended by CGFR 61-23, 26 FR 5759, June 28, 1961]


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