[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: 46CFR199.01]

[Page 471-472]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 199_LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 199.01  Purpose.




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
199.01 Purpose.
199.03 Relationship to international standards.
199.05 Incorporation by reference.
199.07 Additional equipment and requirements.
199.09 Equivalents.
199.10 Applicability.
199.20 Exemptions.
199.30 Definitions.
199.40 Evaluation, testing and approval of lifesaving appliances and 
          arrangements.
199.45 Tests and inspections of lifesaving equipment and arrangements.

                 Subpart B_Requirements for All Vessels

199.60 Communications.
199.70 Personal lifesaving appliances.
199.80 Muster list and emergency instructions.
199.90 Operating instructions.
199.100 Manning of survival craft and supervision.
199.110 Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements.
199.120 Launching stations.
199.130 Stowage of survival craft.
199.140 Stowage of rescue boats.
199.145 Marine evacuation system launching arrangements.
199.150 Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements; general.
199.153 Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements using falls 
          and a winch.
199.155 Lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements.
199.157 Free-fall lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements.
199.160 Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements.
199.170 Line-throwing appliance.
199.175 Survival craft and rescue boat equipment.
199.176 Markings on lifesaving appliances.
199.178 Marking of stowage locations.
199.180 Training and drills.
199.190 Operational readiness, maintenance, and inspection of lifesaving 
          equipment.

         Subpart C_Additional Requirements for Passenger Vessels

199.200 General.
199.201 Survival craft.
199.202 Rescue boats.
199.203 Marshalling of liferafts.
199.211 Lifebuoys.
199.212 Lifejackets.
199.214 Immersion suits and thermal protective aids.
199.217 Muster list and emergency instructions.
199.220 Survival craft and rescue boat embarkation arrangements.
199.230 Stowage of survival craft.
199.240 Muster stations.
199.245 Survival craft embarkation and launching arrangements.
199.250 Drills.

           Subpart D_Additional Requirements for Cargo Vessels

199.260 General.
199.261 Survival craft.
199.262 Rescue boats.
199.271 Lifebuoys.
199.273 Immersion suits.
199.280 Survival craft embarkation and launching arrangements.
199.290 Stowage of survival craft.

   Subpart E_Additional Requirements for Vessels Not Subject to SOLAS

199.500 General.
199.510 EPIRB requirements.
199.520 Lifeboat requirements.

 Subpart F_Exemptions and Alternatives for Vessels Not Subject to SOLAS

199.600 General.
199.610 Exemptions for vessels in specified services.
199.620 Alternatives for all vessels in a specified service.
199.630 Alternatives for passenger vessels in a specified service.
199.640 Alternatives for cargo vessels in a specified service.

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Pub. L 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    Source: CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, unless otherwise 
noted.

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    (a) This part sets out the requirements for lifesaving appliances 
and arrangements for all inspected U.S. vessels except for--
    (1) Offshore supply vessels, which are covered by subchapter L of 
this chapter;
    (2) Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU), which are covered by 
subchapter I-A of this chapter;
    (3) Small passenger vessels, which are covered by subchapters K and 
T of this chapter; and
    (4) Sailing school vessels, which are covered by part 169 of this 
chapter.
    (b) This subpart and subparts B, C, and D of this part set out the 
requirements for vessels on international voyages that are subject to 
the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and 
its Protocol of 1978, as amended (SOLAS).
    (c) Subparts E and F of this part set out additional requirements, 
alternatives, and exemptions for vessels that are not subject to SOLAS.