{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-140.425","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 140.425","heading":"Fall overboard prevention.","body":"(a) The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel must establish procedures to address fall overboard prevention and recovery of persons in the water, including, but not limited to:\n(1) Personal protective equipment;\n(2) Safely working on the tow;\n(3) Safety while line handling;\n(4) Safely moving between the vessel and a tow, pier, structure, or other vessel; and\n(5) Use of retrieval equipment.\n(b) The owner, managing operator, or master must ensure that all persons on board comply with the policies and procedures in this section.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER M—TOWING VESSELS","PART 140—OPERATIONS","Subpart D—Crew Safety"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"ca7b74d251773334fbc89e7248810c76ac229c850e21dec0bf5db76ab997f2e3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-140.420","next":"us/46-cfr-140.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}