[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: 46CFR199.175]
[Page 490-495]
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. 199.175 Survival craft and rescue boat equipment.
(a) All lifeboat and rescue boat equipment--
(1) Must be secured within the boat by lashings, by storage in
lockers or compartments, by storage in brackets or similar mounting
arrangements, or by other suitable means;
(2) Must be secured in such a manner as not to interfere with any
abandonment procedures or reduce seating capacity;
(3) Must be as small and of as little mass as possible;
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(4) Must be packed in a suitable and compact form; and
(5) Should be stowed so the items do not--
(i) Reduce the seating capacity;
(ii) Adversely affect the seaworthiness of the survival craft or
rescue boat; or
(iii) Overload the launching appliance.
(b) Each lifeboat, rigid liferaft, and rescue boat, unless otherwise
stated in this paragraph, must carry the equipment listed in this
paragraph and specified for it in table 199.175 of this section under
the vessel's category of service. A lifeboat that is also a rescue boat
must carry the equipment in the table column marked for a lifeboat.
(1) Bailer. The bailer must be buoyant.
(2) Bilge pump. The bilge pump must be approved under approval
series 160.044 and must be installed in a ready-to-use condition as
follows:
(i) The bilge pump for a lifeboat approved for less than 70 persons
must be either size 2 or size 3.
(ii) The bilge pump for a lifeboat approved for 70 persons or more
must be size 3.
(3) Boathook. In the case of a boat launched by falls, the boathook
must be kept free for fending-off purposes. For inflated rescue boats
and for rigid-inflated rescue boats, each boathook must be designed to
minimize the possibility of damage to the inflated portions of the hull.
(4) Bucket. The bucket must be made of corrosion-resistant material
and should either be buoyant or have an attached lanyard at least 1.8
meters (6 feet) long.
(5) Can opener. A can opener may be in a jackknife approved under
approval series 160.043.
(6) Compass. The compass and its mounting arrangement must be
approved under approval series 160.014. In a totally enclosed lifeboat,
the compass must be permanently fitted at the steering position; in any
other boat it must be provided with a binnacle, if necessary to protect
it from the weather, and with suitable mounting arrangements.
(7) Dipper. The dipper must be rustproof and attached to a lanyard
that should be at least 0.9 meters (3 feet) long.
(8) Drinking cup. The drinking cup must be graduated and rustproof.
The cup should also be of a breakage-resistant material.
(9) Fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher must be approved under
approval series 162.028. The fire extinguisher must be type B-C, size
II, or larger. Two type B-C, size I fire extinguishers may be carried in
place of a type B-C, size II fire extinguisher.
(10) First aid kit. The first aid kit in a lifeboat and in a rescue
boat must be approved under approval series 160.041. The first aid kit
in a rigid liferaft must be approved under approval series 160.054.
(11) Fishing kit. The fishing kit must be approved under approval
series 160.061.
(12) Flashlight. The flashlight must be a type I or type III that is
constructed and marked in accordance with the American Society of
Testing and Materials (ASTM) F 1014 (incorporated by reference, see
Sec. 199.05). One spare set of batteries and one spare bulb, stored in
a watertight container, must be provided for each flashlight.
(13) Hatchet. The hatchet must be approved under approval series
160.013. The hatchet should be stowed in brackets near the release
mechanism and, if more than one hatchet is carried, the hatchets should
be stowed at opposite ends of the boat.
(14) Heaving line. The heaving line must be buoyant, must be at
least 30 meters (99 feet) long, must have a buoyant rescue quoit
attached to one end, and should be at least 8 millimeters (\5/16\
inches) in diameter.
(15) Instruction card. The instruction card must be waterproof and
contain the information required by IMO Resolution A.657(16). The
instruction card should be located so that it can be easily seen upon
entering the liferaft.
(16) Jackknife. The jackknife must be approved under approval series
160.043 and must be attached to the boat by its lanyard.
(17) Knife. The knife must be of the non-folding type with a buoyant
handle as follows:
(i) The knife for a rigid liferaft must be secured to the raft by a
lanyard and
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stowed in a pocket on the exterior of the canopy near the point where
the painter is attached to the liferaft. If an approved jackknife is
substituted for the second knife required on a liferaft equipped for 13
or more persons, the jackknife must also be secured to the liferaft by a
lanyard.
(ii) The knife in an inflated or rigid-inflated rescue boat must be
of a type designed to minimize the possibility of damage to the fabric
portions of the hull.
(18) Ladder. The boarding ladder must be capable of being used at
each entrance on either side or at the stern of the boat to enable
persons in the water to board the boat. The lowest step of the ladder
must be not less than 0.4 meters (15.75 inches) below the boat's light
waterline.
(19) Mirror. The signalling mirror must be approved under approval
series 160.020.
(20) Oars and paddles. Each lifeboat and rescue boat must have
buoyant oars or paddles of the number, size, and type specified by the
manufacturer of the boat. An oarlock or equivalent device, either
permanently installed or attached to the boat by a lanyard or chain,
must be provided for each oar. Each oar should have the vessel's name
marked on it in block letters.
(21) Painter. (i) One painter on a lifeboat and the painter on a
rescue boat must be attached by a painter release device at the forward
end of the lifeboat. The second painter on a lifeboat must be secured at
or near the bow of the lifeboat, ready for use. On lifeboats to be
launched by free-fall launching, both painters must be stowed near the
bow ready for use.
(A) If the painter is of synthetic material, the painter must be of
a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to
deterioration from ultraviolet light.
(B) The painter for a lifeboat and each painter for a rescue boat
must be of a length that is at least twice the distance from the stowage
position of the boat to the waterline with the vessel in its lightest
seagoing condition, or must be 15 meters (50 feet) long, whichever is
the greater.
(C) The painter must have a breaking strength of at least 34
kiloNewtons (7,700 pounds-force).
(ii) The painter for a rigid liferaft must be of a length that is at
least 20 meters (66 feet) plus the distance from the liferaft's stowed
position to the waterline with the vessel in its lightest seagoing
condition, or must be 15 meters (50 feet) long, whichever is the
greater.
(A) If the painter is of synthetic material, the painter must be of
a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to
deterioration from ultraviolet light.
(B) The painter must have a breaking strength of at least 15
kiloNewtons (3,370 pounds-force) for liferafts approved for more than 25
persons, of at least 20 kiloNewtons (2,250 pounds-force) for liferafts
approved for 9 to 25 persons, and of at least 7.5 kiloNewtons (1,687
pounds-force) for any other liferaft.
(C) The painter must have a float-free link meeting the requirements
of part 160, subpart 160.073 of this chapter secured to the end of the
painter that is attached to the vessel. The float-free link arrangement
must break under a load of 2.20.4 kiloNewtons (400
to 536 pounds-force).
(22) Provisions. Each unit of provisions must be approved under
approval series 160.046 and must provide at least 10,000 kiloJoules
(2,390 calories). Individual provision packages may provide less than
10,000 kiloJoules, as long as the total quantity of provisions on board
provides for at least 10,000 kiloJoules per person.
(23) Pump. The pump or bellows must be manually operated and should
be arranged so it is capable of inflating any part of the inflatable
structure of the rescue boat.
(24) Radar reflector. The radar reflector must be capable of
detection at a distance of 4 nautical miles and must have a mounting
arrangements to install it on the boat in its proper orientation. A 9-
GigaHertz radar transponder may be substituted for the radar reflector
if the transponder is accepted by the Federal Communications Commission
as meeting the requirements of 47 CFR part 80 and is stowed in the boat
or raft.
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(25) Rainwater collection device. The rainwater collection device
must be arranged to collect falling rain and direct it into the water
tanks in the lifeboat. If the lifeboat carries a manually-powered,
reverse osmosis desalinator approved under approval series 160.058, a
rainwater collection device is not required.
(26) Repair kit. The repair kit for an inflated and a rigid-inflated
rescue boat must be packed in a suitable container and include at
least--
(i) Six sealing clamps;
(ii) Five 50-millimeter (2-inch) diameter tube patches;
(iii) A roughing tool; and
(iv) A container of cement compatible with the tube fabric. The
cement must have an expiration date on its container that is not more
than 24 months after the date of manufacture of the cement.
(27) Sea anchor. (i) The sea anchor for a lifeboat must be approved
under approval series 160.019.
(ii) Each sea anchor for a rigid liferaft must be of the type
specified by the liferaft manufacturer and must be fitted with a shock
resistant hawser. It may also be fitted with a tripping line. One sea
anchor must be permanently attached to the liferaft in such a way that,
when the liferaft is waterborne, it will cause the liferaft to lie
oriented to the wind in the most stable manner. The second sea anchor
must be stowed in the liferaft as a spare. A davit-launched liferaft and
a liferaft on a passenger vessel must have the permanently attached sea
anchor arranged to deploy automatically when the liferaft floats free.
(iii) The sea anchor for a rescue boat must be of the type specified
by the rescue boat manufacturer, and must have a hawser of adequate
strength that is at least 10 meters (33 feet) long.
(28) Searchlight. (i) The searchlight must be of the type originally
provided with the approved lifeboat or rescue boat, or must be certified
by the searchlight manufacturer to meet ASTM F 1003 (incorporated by
reference, see Sec. 199.05). The boat must carry two spare bulbs.
(ii) The searchlight must be permanently mounted on the canopy or
must have a stanchion-type or collapsible-type, portable mounting on the
canopy. The mounting must be located to enable operation of the
searchlight by the boat operator.
(iii) The searchlights power source must be capable of operating the
light without charging or recharging for not less than--
(A) Three hours of continuous operation; or
(B) Six hours total operation when it is operated in cycles of 15
minutes on and 5 minutes off.
(iv) If the searchlight's power source is an engine starting
battery, there must be sufficient battery capacity to start the engine
at the end of either operating period specified in paragraph
(b)(28)(iii) of this section.
(v) The searchlight's power source must be connected to the
searchlight using watertight electrical fittings.
(29) Seasickness kit. The seasickness kit must be in a waterproof
package and must include one waterproof seasickness bag, anti-
seasickness medication sufficient for one person for 48 hours, and
instructions for using the medication. Each seasickness kit should be
stowed within reach of the seat for which it is intended.
(30) Signal, smoke. The smoke signal must be approved under approval
series 160.122.
(31) Signal, hand flare. The hand flare must be approved under
approval series 160.121.
(32) Signal, rocket parachute flare. The rocket parachute flare must
be approved under approval series 160.136.
(33) Skates and fenders. The skates and fenders must be as specified
by the lifeboat or rescue boat manufacturer to facilitate launching and
prevent damage to a lifeboat intended for launching down the side of a
vessel.
(34) Sponge. The sponge must be suitable for soaking up water.
(35) Survival instructions. The survival instructions must be as
described in IMO Resolution A.657(16), Annex I for liferafts and Annex
II for lifeboats.
(36) Table of lifesaving signals. The table of lifesaving signals
must be as described in Annex IV to the International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, as amended, and must be printed on a
waterproof card or stored in a waterproof container.
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(37) Thermal protective aid. The thermal protective aid must be
approved under approval series 160.174.
(38) Tool kit. The tool kit must contain sufficient tools for minor
adjustments to the engine and its accessories.
(39) Towline. The towline must be buoyant and at least 50 meters
(164 feet) long. The towline must have a breaking strength of not less
than 13.3 kiloNewtons (3,000 pounds-force) or be of sufficient strength
to tow the largest liferaft carried on the vessel when loaded with its
full complement of persons and equipment at a speed of at least 2 knots.
(40) Water. The water must be emergency drinking water approved
under approval series 160.026.
(i) The requirement for up to one-third of the emergency drinking
water may be met by a desalting apparatus approved under approval series
160.058 that is capable of producing the substituted amount of water in
2 days.
(ii) The requirement for up to two-thirds of the emergency drinking
water may be met by a manually-powered, reverse osmosis desalinator
approved under approval series 160.058 and that is capable of producing
the substituted amount of water in 2 days.
(41) Whistle. The whistle must be corrosion-resistant, and should be
a ball-type or multi-tone whistle that is attached to a lanyard.
Table 199.175--Survival Craft Equipment
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International voyage Short international voyage
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Item Rigid Rigid
No. Item liferaft Rescue liferaft Rescue
Lifeboat (SOLAS A boat Lifeboat (SOLAS B boat
pack) pack)
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1 Bailer \1\............................ 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Bilge pump \2\........................ 1 ......... ......... 1 ......... .........
3 Boathook.............................. 2 ......... 1 2 ......... 1
4 Bucket \3\............................ 2 ......... 1 2 ......... 1
5 Can opener............................ 3 3 ......... 3 ......... .........
6 Compass............................... 1 ......... 1 1 ......... 1
7 Dipper................................ 1 ......... ......... 1 ......... .........
8 Drinking cup.......................... 1 1 ......... 1 ......... .........
9 Fire extinguisher..................... 1 ......... 1 1 ......... 1
10 First aid kit......................... 1 1 1 1 1 1
11 Fishing kit........................... 1 1 ......... ......... ......... .........
12 Flashlight............................ 1 1 1 1 1 1
13 Hatchet............................... 2 ......... ......... 2 ......... .........
14 Heaving line.......................... 2 1 2 2 1 2
15 Instruction card...................... ......... 1 ......... ......... 1 .........
16 Jackknife............................. 1 ......... ......... 1 ......... .........
17 Knife \1\ \4\......................... ......... 1 1 ......... 1 1
18 Ladder................................ 1 ......... 1 1 ......... 1
19 Mirror, signalling.................... 1 1 ......... 1 1 .........
20 Oars, units \5\ \6\................... 1 ......... 1 1 ......... 1
Paddles............................... ......... 2 ......... ......... 2 .........
21 Painter............................... 2 1 1 2 1 1
22 Provisions (units per person)......... 1 1 ......... ......... ......... .........
23 Pump \7\.............................. ......... ......... 1 ......... ......... 1
24 Radar reflector....................... 1 1 1 1 1 1
25 Rainwater collection device........... 1 ......... ......... 1 ......... .........
26 Repair kit \7\........................ ......... ......... 1 ......... ......... 1
27 Sea anchor............................ 1 2 1 1 2 1
28 Searchlight........................... 1 ......... 1 1 ......... 1
29 Seasickness kit (units per person).... 1 1 ......... 1 1 .........
30 Signal, smoke......................... 2 2 ......... 2 1 .........
31 Signal, hand flare.................... 6 6 ......... 6 3 .........
32 Signal, parachute flare............... 4 4 ......... 4 2 .........
33 Skates and fenders \8\................ 1 ......... 1 1 ......... 1
34 Sponge \7\............................ ......... 2 2 ......... 2 2
35 Survival instructions................. 1 1 ......... 1 1 .........
36 Table of lifesaving signals........... 1 1 ......... 1 1 .........
37 Thermal protective aids\9\............ 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
38 Tool kit.............................. 1 ......... ......... 1 ......... .........
39 Towline \10\.......................... 1 ......... 1 1 ......... 1
40 Water (liters per person)............. 3 1.5 ......... 3 ......... .........
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41 Whistle............................... 1 1 1 1 1 1
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Notes:
\1\ Each liferaft equipped for 13 persons or more must carry two of these items.
\2\ Not required for boats of self-bailing design.
\3\ Not required for inflated or rigid-inflated rescue boats.
\4\ A hatchet counts towards this requirement in rigid rescue boats.
\5\ Oars are not required on a free-fall lifeboat; a unit of oars means the number of oars specified by the boat
manufacturer.
\6\ Rescue boats may substitute buoyant paddles for oars, as specified by the manufacturer.
\7\ Not required for a rigid rescue boat.
\8\ Required if specified by the boat manufacturer.
\9\ Sufficient thermal protective aids are required for at least 10% of the persons the survival craft is
equipped to carry, but not less than two.
\10\ Required only if the lifeboat is also the rescue boat.
[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996; 61 FR 40281, Aug. 1, 1996; 63 FR
52819, Oct. 1, 1998; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53229, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG-
2000-7790, 65 FR 58465, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58352,
Sept. 30, 2004]