PDFWAC 296-304-16025

Limitations on use of chains.

Chains forming a part of vessel's cargo gear must not be used when, due to stretch, the increase of length of a measured section exceeds five percent, when a link is damaged, or when other external defects are evident. Chains must not be shortened by bolting, wiring, or knotting.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 17-18-075, § 296-304-16025, filed 9/5/17, effective 10/6/17; Order 74-25, § 296-304-16025, filed 5/7/74.]