GroundRules
46 CFR 199.203: Marshalling of liferafts.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER W—LIFESAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS
- PART 199—LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS
- Subpart C—Additional Requirements for Passenger Vessels
(a) Each passenger vessel must have a lifeboat or rescue boat for each six liferafts when—
(1) Each lifeboat and rescue boat is loaded with its full complement of persons; and
(2) The minimum number of liferafts necessary to accommodate the remainder of the persons on board have been launched.
(b) A passenger vessel engaged on a short international voyage that also complies with the standards of subdivision requirements for vessels on short international voyages as described in subchapter S of this chapter may have a lifeboat or rescue boat for each nine liferafts when—
(1) Each lifeboat and rescue boat is loaded with its full complement of persons; and
(2) The minimum number of liferafts necessary to accommodate the remainder of the persons on board have been launched.
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