[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR180.206]

[Page 257]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 180--LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart E--Number and Type of Survival Craft
 
Sec. 180.206  Survival craft--vessels operating on Great Lakes routes.

    (a) Except as allowed by paragraph (b) of this section, each vessel 
certificated to operate on a Great Lakes route must be provided with the 
survival craft required by Sec. 180.205 (a) through (e), as appropriate.
    (b) Each vessel certificated to operate on a Great Lakes route 
within one mile of land is not required to carry survival craft if the 
OCMI determines that it is safe to do so, taking into consideration the 
vessel's scope of operation, hazards of the route, and availability of 
assistance.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 975, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51357, Sept. 
30, 1997]