WAC 296-304-16025   Limitations on use of chains.  Chains forming a part of vessel's cargo gear shall 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 shall not be shortened by bolting, wiring, or knotting.



[Order 74-25, § 296-304-16025, filed 5/7/74.]