[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR185.514]

[Page 310]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 185_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart E_Preparations for Emergencies
 
Sec. 185.514  Station bill.

    (a) A station bill must be posted by the master on a vessel of more 
than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length having a Certificate of Inspection 
requiring more than four crew members at any one time, including the 
master.
    (b) The station bill required by paragraph (a) of this section must 
set forth the special duties and duty station of each crew member for 
various emergencies. The duties must, as far as possible, be comparable 
with the regular work of the individual. The duties must include at 
least the following and any other duties necessary for the proper 
handling of a particular emergency:
    (1) The closing of hatches, airports, watertight doors, vents, 
scuppers, and valves for intake and discharge lines that penetrate the 
hull, the stopping of fans and ventilating systems, and the operating of 
all safety equipment;
    (2) The preparing and launching of survival craft and rescue boats;
    (3) The extinguishing of fire; and
    (4) The mustering of passengers including the following:
    (i) Warning the passengers;
    (ii) Assembling the passengers and directing them to their appointed 
stations; and
    (iii) Keeping order in the passageways and stairways and generally 
controlling the movement of the passengers.
    (c) The station bill must be posted at the operating station and in 
a conspicuous location in each crew accommodation space.