[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR26.03-1]

[Page 312]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 26_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 26.03_Special Operating Requirements
 
Sec. 26.03-1  Safety orientation.


    (a) Before getting underway on any uninspected passenger vessel, the 
operator or master must ensure that suitable public announcements, 
instructive placards, or both, are provided in a manner that affords all 
passengers the opportunity to become acquainted with:
    (1) Stowage locations of life preservers;
    (2) Proper method of donning and adjusting life preservers of the 
type(s) carried on the vessel;
    (3) The type and location of all lifesaving devices carried on the 
vessel; and
    (4) The location and contents of the Emergency Checkoff List 
required by Sec. 26.03-2.
    (b) Vessels subject to this subpart engaged in tender service at 
yacht clubs and marinas, and vessels being demonstrated for a potential 
purchaser by a yacht broker, are excluded from the requirements of Sec. 
26.03-1 and Sec. 26.03-2.

[CGD 78-009, 45 FR 11109, Feb. 19, 1980, as amended by USCG-1999-5040, 
67 FR 34776, May 15, 2002]