{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-199.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 199.203","heading":"Marshalling of liferafts.","body":"(a) Each passenger vessel must have a lifeboat or rescue boat for each six liferafts when—\n(1) Each lifeboat and rescue boat is loaded with its full complement of persons; and\n(2) The minimum number of liferafts necessary to accommodate the remainder of the persons on board have been launched.\n(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—\n(1) Each lifeboat and rescue boat is loaded with its full complement of persons; and\n(2) The minimum number of liferafts necessary to accommodate the remainder of the persons on board have been launched.","path":["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"],"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":"74ba4df4442d6c56f47e77aad0e9e36ead9e3f580609b6508ad6132d18b6477f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-199.202","next":"us/46-cfr-199.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}