[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: 46CFR199.03]

[Page 472-473]
 
                           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. 199.03  Relationship to international standards.

    (a) This subpart and subparts B, C, and D of this part are based on 
Chapter III, SOLAS. Section numbers in this subpart and subparts B, C, 
and D of this part are generally related to the regulation numbers in 
Chapter III, SOLAS, but paragraph designations are not related to the 
numbering in Chapter III, SOLAS. To find the corresponding Chapter III, 
SOLAS regulation for this subpart and subparts B, C, and D of this part, 
beginning with Sec. 199.10, divide the section number following the 
decimal point by 10.
    (b) For purposes of this part, any vessel carrying a valid Passenger 
Ship Safety Certificate supplemented by a Record of Equipment, or a 
valid Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate supplemented by a Record 
of Equipment, is considered to have met the requirements of this part if 
the equipment meets Sec. 199.40 and if, in addition to the requirements 
of SOLAS Chapter III, the vessel meets the following requirements:
    (1) Each new lifeboat and launching appliance on a tank vessel may 
be of aluminum construction only if its stowage location is protected 
with a water spray system in accordance with Sec. 199.290(b).
    (2) Each child-size lifejacket and immersion suit must be 
appropriately marked and stowed separately from adult or extended-size 
devices as required in Sec. 199.70(b)(2).
    (3) Each lifejacket and immersion suit must be marked with the 
vessel's name in accordance with Sec. Sec. 199.70 (b)(3) and (c)(3).
    (4) Inflatable lifejackets, if carried, must be of the same or 
similar design as required by Sec. 199.70(b).
    (5) Containers for lifejackets, immersion suits, and anti-exposure 
suits must be marked as specified in Sec. 199.70(d).
    (6) Instructions for passengers must include illustrated 
instructions on the method of donning lifejackets as required in Sec. 
199.80(c)(5).
    (7) Each liferaft must be arranged to permit it to drop into the 
water from the deck on which it is stowed as required in Sec. 
199.130(c)(3).
    (8) Lifeboats and rescue boats must be arranged to allow safe 
disembarkation onto the vessel after a drill in accordance with Sec. 
199.110(h).
    (9) The requirements for guarding of falls in Sec. 199.153 (e) and 
(g) must be met.
    (10) The winch drum requirements described in Sec. 199.153(f) must 
be met for all survival craft winches, including multiple drum winches.
    (11) The maximum lowering speed requirements for launching 
arrangements using falls and a winch in Sec. Sec. 199.153 (i) and (j) 
must be met.
    (12) An auxiliary line must be kept with each line-throwing 
appliance in accordance with Sec. 199.170(c)(2).
    (13) Immersion suits must be carried on all cargo vessels except 
those operating between the 32 degrees north and 32 degrees south 
latitude in accordance with Sec. 199.273.
    (14) Vessels carrying immersion suits must conduct drills in 
accordance with Sec. Sec. 199.180 (d)(11) and (d)(12).
    (c) The certificates in paragraph (b) of this section will be 
accepted as proof of compliance with the requirements in this part 
unless the Officer in Charge,

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Marine Inspection (OCMI), determines that--
    (1) The condition of the vessel or of its equipment does not 
correspond substantially with the particulars of its certificates; or
    (2) The vessel and its equipment have not been maintained in 
conformance with the provisions of the regulations in this part.

[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52816, Oct. 
1, 1998; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53229, Oct. 1, 1999]