(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (5) and (6),
life-saving appliances and arrangements required by this chapter shall
be approved by the Administration.
(2) Before giving approval to life-saving appliances
and arrangements, the Administration shall ensure that such life-saving
appliances and arrangements:
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(a) are tested, to confirm that they comply with
the requirements of this chapter, in accordance with the recommendations
of the Organization; footnote or
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(b) have successfully undergone, to the satisfaction
of the Administration, test which are substantially equivalent to
those specified in those recommendations.
(3) Before giving approval to novel life-saving
appliances or arrangements, the Administration shall ensure that such
appliances or arrangements:
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(a) provide safety standards at least equivalent
to the requirements of this chapter and have been evaluated and tested
in accordance with the recommendations of the Organization;footnote
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(b) have successfully undergone, to the satisfaction
of the Administration, evaluation and tests which are substantially
equivalent to those recommendations.
(4) Procedures adopted by the Administration for
approval shall also include the conditions whereby approval would
continue or would be withdrawn.
(5) Before accepting life-saving appliances and
arrangements that have not been previously approved by the Administration,
the Administration shall be satisfied that life-saving appliances
and arrangements comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(6) Life-saving appliances required by this chapter
for which detailed specifications are not included in part C shall
be to the satisfaction of the Administration.