[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR77.30-5]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 77_VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT--Table 
of Contents
 
                    Subpart 77.30_Emergency Equipment
 
Sec.  77.30-5  General.

    (a) Each self-contained breathing apparatus must be of the pressure-
demand, open-circuit type, approved by the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health (NIOSH), and have at a minimum a 30-minute air supply and a 
full facepiece.
    (b) The self-contained breathing apparatus required as part of the 
emergency outfit may be used as protection against gas leaking from a 
refrigeration unit.
    (c) All flame safety lamps shall be of an approved type, constructed 
in accordance with subpart 160.016 of subchapter Q (Specifications) of 
this chapter.
    (d) All emergency equipment shall be maintained in an operative 
condition, and it shall be the responsibility of the master and chief 
engineer to ascertain that a sufficient number of the crew are familiar 
with the operation of the equipment.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16953, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 86-036, 57 FR 
48324, Oct. 23, 1992]