[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: 46CFR199.60]

[Page 481]
 
                           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. 199.60  Communications.


    (a) Radio lifesaving appliances. Radio lifesaving appliance 
installations and arrangements must meet the requirements of 47 CFR part 
80.
    (b) Emergency position indicating radiobeacons (EPIRB) and search 
and rescue transponders (SART). Each EPIRB and SART should have the name 
of the vessel plainly marked or painted on its label, except for EPIRBs 
or SARTs in an inflatable liferaft or permanently installed in a 
survival craft.
    (c) Distress signals. Each vessel must--
    (1) Carry not less than 12 rocket parachute flares approved under 
approval series 160.136; and
    (2) Stow the flares on or near the vessel's navigating bridge.
    (d) Onboard communications and alarm systems. Each vessel must meet 
the requirements for onboard communications between emergency control 
stations, muster and embarkation stations, and strategic positions on 
board. Each vessel must also meet the emergency alarm system 
requirements in subchapter J of this chapter, which must be supplemented 
by either a public address system or other suitable means of 
communication.