{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-169.740","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 169.740","heading":"Liferafts and lifefloats.","body":"(a) Rigid type liferafts and lifefloats, together with their oars and paddles, must be conspicuously marked with the vessel's name and port of the vessel as marked on its stern as required by § 67.15 of this chapter.\n(b) The number of persons allowed on each rigid type liferaft and lifefloat must be conspicuously marked or painted thereon in letters and numbers at least 1 1/2 inches high.\n(c) There must be stenciled in a conspicuous place in the immediate vicinity of each inflatable liferaft the following:\nINFLATABLE LIFERAFT NO______\n________PERSONS CAPACITY\nThese markings must not be placed on the inflatable liferaft containers.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER R—NAUTICAL SCHOOLS","PART 169—SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS","Subpart 169.700—Vessel Control, Miscellaneous Systems, and Equipment"],"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":"c700bf9620748e105a955cd9b1f33e0ea8a85b3663b2b2ff6381fdc474990b87","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-169.739","next":"us/46-cfr-169.741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}