[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR115.808]



[Page 317-318]

 

                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 115_INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart H_Material Inspections

 

Sec.  115.808  Lifesaving.



    (a) At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a 

vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct 

tests and have the vessel ready for inspection of lifesaving equipment 

and systems, including the following:

    (1) Tests of each rescue boat and each rescue boat launching 

appliance and survival craft launching appliance in



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accordance with Sec.  122.520 of this chapter;

    (2) Inspection of each life jacket, work vest, and marine buoyant 

device;

    (3) If used, inspection of the passenger safety orientation cards or 

pamphlets allowed by Sec.  122.506(b) of this subchapter;

    (4) Inspection of each inflatable liferaft, inflatable buoyant 

apparatus, and inflatable life jacket to determine that it has been 

serviced as required by Sec.  122.730 of this subchapter; and

    (5) Inspection of each hydrostatic release unit to determine that it 

is in compliance with the servicing and usage requirements of Sec.  

122.740 of this subchapter.

    (b) Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine 

inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or 

replaced.

    (c) Each item of lifesaving equipment with an expiration date on it 

must be replaced if the expiration date has passed.

    (d) The owner or managing operator shall destroy, in the presence of 

the marine inspector, each life jacket, other personal flotation device, 

and other lifesaving device found to be defective and incapable of 

repair.

    (e) At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a 

vessel, the vessel must be equipped with an adult size life jacket for 

each person authorized. The vessel must also be equipped with child size 

life jackets equal to at least:

    (1) 10 percent of the maximum number of passengers permitted to be 

carried unless children are prohibited from being carried aboard the 

vessel; or

    (2) 5 percent of the maximum number of passengers permitted to be 

carried if all extended size life jackets are provided.

    (f) Life jackets, work vests, and marine buoyant devices may be 

marked with the date and marine inspection zone to indicate that they 

have been inspected and found to be in serviceable condition by a marine 

inspector.

    (g) At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification, the 

marine inspector may require that an abandon ship or man overboard drill 

be held under simulated emergency conditions specified by the inspector.



[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 892, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by CGD 97-057, 62 FR 

51047, Sept. 30, 1997; CGD 85-080, 62 FR 51348, Sept. 30, 1997]