{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-149.308","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 149.308","heading":"What are the requirements for liferafts?","body":"(a) Each liferaft must be an inflatable liferaft approved under approval series 160.151, or a rigid liferaft approved under approval series 160.118.\n(b) Except as under § 149.305(b) of this subpart, each inflatable or rigid liferaft, boarded from a deck that is more than 4.5 meters (14.75 feet) above the water, must be davit-launched or served by a marine evacuation system complying with § 149.309 to this subpart.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS","PART 149—DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT","Subpart C—Lifesaving Equipment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"7ab647d87c532b4e323f7e6f9eeab814d0d0f3930ae286a003e803033487e689","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-149.307","next":"us/33-cfr-149.309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}