CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING (parts 50 to 64) > PART 61—PERIODIC TESTS AND INSPECTIONS > SUBPART 61.40—Design Verification and Periodic Testing of Vital System Automation (§61.40-1 to §61.40-10) > 61.40-3—Design verification testing.

61.40-3—Design verification testing.

(a) Tests must verify that automated vital systems are designed, constructed, and operate in accordance with all applicable requirements of part 62 of this subchapter. The tests must be based upon the failure analysis, if required by § 62.20-3(b) of this subchapter, functional performance requirements, and the Periodic Safety tests of § 61.40-6.
(b) Tests must be performed immediately after the installation of the automated equipment or before the issuance of the initial Certificate of Inspection.