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    <CFRTITLE>46</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Shipping</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>7</VOL>
    <DATE>1998-10-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>1998-10-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Gages and timekeeping devices.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>197.458</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 197.458</HEADING>
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      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="5"/>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="4"/>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER V" SEQ="3">MARINE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 197" SEQ="2">GENERAL PROVISIONS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart B" SEQ="1">Commercial Diving Operations</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="0">Periodic Tests and Inspections of Diving Equipment</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 197.458</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Gages and timekeeping devices.</SUBJECT>
    <P>The diving supervisor shall insure that—</P>
    <P>(a) Each depth gage and timekeeping device is tested or calibrated against a master reference gage or time- keeping device every 6 months;</P>
    <P>(b) A depth gage is tested when a discrepancy exists in a depth gage reading greater than 2 percent of full scale between any two gages of similar range and calibration;</P>
    <P>(c) A timekeeping device is tested when a discrepancy exists in a timekeeping device reading greater than one-quarter of a minute in a 4-hour period between any two timekeeping devices; and</P>
    <P>(d) Each depth gage and timekeeping device is inspected before diving operations are begun.</P>
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