[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: 46CFR180.78]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 180--LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart C--Ring Life Buoys and Life Jackets
 
Sec. 180.78  Stowage of life jackets.

    (a) General. Unless otherwise stated in this section, life jackets 
must be stored in convenient places distributed throughout accommodation 
spaces.
    (1) Each stowage container for life jackets must not be capable of 
being locked. If practicable, the container must be designed to allow 
the life jackets to float free.
    (2) Each life jacket kept in a stowage container must be readily 
available.

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    (3) Each life jacket stowed overhead must be supported in a manner 
that allows quick release for distribution.
    (4) If life jackets are stowed more than 2,130 millimeters (7 feet) 
above the deck, a means for quick release must be provided and must be 
capable of operation by a person standing on the deck.
    (5) Each child size life jacket must be stowed in a location that is 
appropriately marked and separated from adult life jackets so the child 
size life jackets are not mistaken for adult life jackets.
    (b) Additional personal flotation devices. The stowage locations of 
the personal flotation devices carried in addition to life jackets under 
Sec. 180.72, must be separate from the life jackets, and such as not to 
be easily confused with that of the life jackets.