[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: 46CFR199.120]

[Page 485]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 199--LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B--Requirements for All Vessels
 
Sec. 199.120  Launching stations.

    (a) Each launching station must be positioned to ensure safe 
launching with clearance from the propeller and from the steeply 
overhanging portions of the hull.
    (b) Each survival craft must be launched down the straight side of 
the vessel, except for free-fall launched survival craft.
    (c) Each launching station in the forward part of the vessel must--
    (1) Be in a sheltered position that is located aft of the collision 
bulkhead; and
    (2) Have a launching appliance approved with an endorsement as being 
of sufficient strength for forward installation.