[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: 33CFR144.01-25]

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                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. 144.01-25  Ring life buoys.

    (a) Each manned platform must have at least four approved ring life 
buoys constructed in accordance with 46 CFR Subpart 160.050; except ring 
life buoys approved under former 46 CFR Subpart 160.009 may be used as 
long as they are in good and serviceable condition. One ring life buoy 
must be placed on a suitable rack on each side of a manned platform in 
an accessible place. The ring life buoy must always be capable of being 
cast loose and may not be permanently secured in any way.
    (b) Each ring life buoy must have a water light of an approved 
automatic electric type constructed in accordance with 46 CFR Subpart 
161.010. 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 ring life buoy by a 
12-thread manila or equivalent synthetic lanyard

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not less than 1 meter (3 feet) nor more than 2 meters (6 feet) in 
length. The water light must be mounted on a bracket near the ring life 
buoy so that when the ring life buoy is cast loose, the water light will 
pull free of the bracket.

[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956, as amended by CGD 79-165b, 45 FR 
65208, Oct. 2, 1980; CGD 80-155b. 47 FR 10533, Mar. 11, 1982]