{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-25.25-9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 25.25-9","heading":"-9 Storage.","body":"(a) The lifesaving equipment designed to be worn required in § 25.25-5(b) and (c) must be readily accessible.\n(b) Lifesaving equipment designed to be thrown required in § 25.25-5(b) must be immediately available.\n(c) For a barge to which this subpart applies, the wearable lifesaving equipment specified in § 25.25-5 need not be stored on board the barge if the barge's operator stores it elsewhere, and ensures that each individual dons the equipment or a work vest approved under 46 CFR 160.053 before boarding the barge and keeps it on for as long as the individual remains on board and at risk of falling overboard.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER C—UNINSPECTED VESSELS","PART 25—REQUIREMENTS","Subpart 25.25—Life Preservers and Other Lifesaving 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":"6269785246adf64737e1078c703b38289267499c3ec031d7b7d7b5ab685c0a22","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-25.25-7","next":"us/46-cfr-25.25-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}