[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR35.30-20]

[Page 484-485]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 35_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 35.30_General Safety Rules
 
Sec. 35.30-20  Emergency equipment--TB/ALL

    (a) Two emergency outfits, stored for use in widely separated, 
accessible locations, are required for the following:
    (1) All tankships on international voyage.
    (2) All tankships over 1,000 gross tons.
    (3) All tankships having cargo tanks which exceed 15 feet in depth, 
measured from the deck to the lowest point at which cargo is carried.
    (b) One emergency outfit is required for all manned tank barges 
having cargo tanks which exceed 15 feet in depth, measured from the deck 
to the lowest point at which cargo is carried.
    (c) Each emergency outfit shall be equipped as follows:
    (1) One pressure-demand, open-circuit, self-contained breathing 
apparatus, approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) 
and by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
and having at a minimum a 30-minute air supply, a full facepiece, and a 
spare charge.
    (2) One lifeline with a belt or a suitable harness.
    (3) One, Type II or Type III, flashlight constructed and marked in 
accordance with ASTM F 1014 incorporated by reference, see Sec. 35.01-
3).
    (4) One fire ax.
    (5) Boots and gloves of rubber or other electrically nonconducting 
material.
    (6) A rigid helmet which provides effective protection against 
impact.
    (7) Protective clothing of material that will protect the skin from 
the heat of fire and burns from scalding steam. The outer surface shall 
be water resistant.
    (d) A self-contained compressed-air breathing apparatus previously 
approved by MSHA and NIOSH under part 160, subpart 160.011, of this 
chapter may continue in use as required equipment if it was part of the 
vessel's equipment on November 23, 1992, and as long as it is maintained 
in good condition to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection.
    (e) Lifelines shall be of steel or bronze wire rope. Steel wire rope 
shall be either inherently corrosion resistant or made so by galvanizing 
or tinning. Each end shall be fitted with a hook with keeper having a 
throat opening which can be readily slipped over a 5/8-inch bolt. The 
total length of the lifeline shall be dependent upon the size and 
arrangement of the vessel, and more than one line may be hooked together 
to achieve the necessary length. No individual length of lifeline may be

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less than 50 feet in length. The assembled lifeline shall have a minimum 
breaking strength of 1,500 pounds.

[CGD 73-11R, 38 FR 27354, Oct. 3, 1973, as amended by CGD 75-074, 42 FR 
5963, Jan. 31, 1977; CGD 82-042, 53 FR 17704, May 18, 1988; CGD 86-036, 
57 FR 48324, Oct. 23, 1992; 57 FR 56406, Nov. 27, 1992; CGD 95-028, 62 
FR 51199, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-1999-5151, 64 FR 67177, Dec. 1, 1999]