[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR144.01-10]

[Page 150-151]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 144--LIFESAVING APPLIANCES--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart 144.01--Manned Platforms
 
Sec. 144.01-10  Equipment for life floats.

    (a) Each lifefloat shall be provided with a painter. This painter 
shall be a manila rope not less than 2\3/4\ inches in circumference and 
of a length not less than three times the distance from the deck where 
the lifefloat is stowed to the low water line. Alternatively, the 
painter may be of other material provided it has equal strength to the 
size of manila rope specified and is not less than \1/2\ inch in 
diameter.
    (b) Each life float must have a water light of an approved automatic 
electric type constructed in accordance with 46 CFR Subpart 161.010, 
except a water light constructed in accordance with former 46 CFR 
Subpart 161.001 that was installed before January 1, 1972, may be 
retained in an existing installation as long as it is maintained in good 
condition. The water light must be attached to the life float by a 12-
thread manila or equivalent synthetic lanyard not less than 2 meters (6 
feet) nor more than 4 meters (12 feet) in length. The water light must 
be mounted on a bracket so that when the life float is launched, the 
water light will pull free of the bracket.
    (c) Two paddles shall be provided for each life float. The paddles 
shall not be less than five feet nor more than six feet long. The 
paddles shall be stowed

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in such a way that they will be readily accessible from either side of 
the life float when in the water.

[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 
144.01-10, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.