[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: 46CFR199.176]

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                           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. 199.176  Markings on lifesaving appliances.

    (a) Lifeboats and rescue boats. Each lifeboat and rescue boat must 
be plainly marked as follows:
    (1) Each side of each lifeboat and rescue boat bow must be marked in 
block capital letters and numbers with--
    (i) The name of the vessel; and
    (ii) The name of the port required to be marked on the stern of the 
vessel to meet the requirements of subpart 67.123 of this chapter.
    (2) The number of persons for which the boast is equipped must be 
clearly marked, preferably on the bow, in permanent characters. The 
number of persons for which the boat is equipped must not exceed the 
number of persons shown on its nameplate.
    (3) The number of the boat and a means of identifying the vessel to 
which the boat belongs, such as the vessel's name, must be plainly 
marked or painted so that the markings are visible from above the boat.
    (4) The Type II retro-reflective material approved under approval 
series 164.018 must be placed on the boat to meet the arrangement 
requirements in IMO Resolution A.658(16).
    (b) Rigid liferafts. Each rigid liferaft must be marked as follows:
    (1) The name of the vessel must be marked on each rigid liferaft.
    (2) The name of the port required to be marked on the stern of the 
vessel to meet the requirements of Sec. 67.123 of this chapter must be 
marked on each rigid liferaft.
    (3) The rigid liferaft must be marked with the words ``SOLAS A 
pack'' or ``SOLAS B pack'', to reflect the pack inside.
    (4) The length of the painter must be marked on each rigid liferaft.
    (5) At each entrance of each rigid liferaft, the number of persons 
for which the rigid liferaft is equipped must be marked in letters and 
numbers at least 100 millimeters (4 inches) high and in a color 
contrasting to that of the liferaft. The number of persons for which the 
liferaft is equipped must not exceed the number of persons shown on its 
nameplate.

[CGD 84-69, 61 FR 52313, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52819, Oct. 
1, 1998]