[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: 46CFR185.516]

[Page 309]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 185--OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart E--Preparations for Emergencies
 
Sec. 185.516  Life jacket placards.

    (a) Placards containing instructions for the donning and use of the 
life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that 
are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers.
    (b) If the cognizant OCMI determines that there is no suitable 
mounting surface aboard the vessel, the life jacket placards need not be 
posted but must be carried aboard the vessel and be available to the 
crew and passengers for familiarization.