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46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–12 Edition)
craft used in their place, must be kept
readily accessible for launching or be
stowed so as to float free in the event
the vessel sinks.
(c) Each hydrostatic release unit
used in a float-free arrangement must
be approved under part 160, subpart
160.062 of this chapter.
(d) Each float-free link used with a
buoyant apparatus or with a life float
must be certified to meet part 160, subpart 160.073 of this chapter.
§ 28.130
Survival craft equipment.
(a) General. Each item of survival
craft equipment must be of good quality, effective for the purpose it is intended to serve, and secured to the
craft.
(b) Inflatable liferafts. Each inflatable
liferaft must have one of the following
equipment packs as shown by the
markings on its container:
(1) Coastal Service;
(2) SOLAS B Pack (formerly ‘‘Limited Service’’); or
(3) SOLAS A Pack (formerly ‘‘Ocean
Service’’).
(c) Each life float and buoyant apparatus must be fitted with a lifeline,
pendants, a painter, and a floating
electric water light approved under
part 161 subpart 161.010 of this chapter.
(d) Other survival craft. A vessel must
not carry survival craft other than in-
flatable liferafts, life floats, inflatable
buoyant apparatus, or buoyant apparatus, such as lifeboats or rigid liferafts, unless the survival craft and
launching equipment comply with the
requirements for installation, arrangement, equipment, and maintenance
contained in 46 CFR part 199.
[CGD 88–079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, as
amended by CGD 84–069, 63 FR 52813, Oct. 1,
1998]
§ 28.135 Lifesaving equipment markings.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this section, lifesaving equipment carried aboard a vessel pursuant
to the requirements of this subpart or
part 25, subpart 25.25 of this chapter
must be marked as specified in table
28.135.
(b) Lettering used in lifesaving equipment markings must be in block capital letters.
(c) Retroreflective markings required
by this section must be with material
approved under part 164, subpart 164.018
of this chapter. The arrangement of the
retroreflective material must meet
IMO Resolution A.658(16).
(d) A wearable personal flotation device must be marked with the name of
either the vessel, the owner of the device, or the individual to whom it is assigned.
TABLE 28.135—LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT MARKINGS
Markings Required
Item
Name of vessel
Wearable personal flotation device (Type I, II, III, or wearable
Type V); Immersion suit or exposure suit.
Ring life buoy .............................................................................
Inflatable liferaft .........................................................................
Inflatable buoyant apparatus .....................................................
Life float .....................................................................................
Buoyant apparatus .....................................................................
Auxiliary craft .............................................................................
EPIRB ........................................................................................
Retroflective material
See § 28.135(d) .......................
Type I or Type II.
X ..............................................
See note ..................................
See note ..................................
X ..............................................
X ..............................................
X ..............................................
X ..............................................
Type II.
See note.
See note.
Type II.
Type II.
Type II.
Type II.
NOTE: No marking other than that provided by the manufacturer and the servicing
facility is required.
§ 28.140 Operational readiness, maintenance, and inspection of lifesaving
equipment.
[CGD 88–079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991; 56 FR
49822, Oct. 1, 1991, as amended by CGD 95–012,
60 FR 48048, Sept. 18, 1995]
(a) The master or individual in
charge of a vessel must ensure that
each item of lifesaving equipment must
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§ 28.145
be in good working order, ready for immediate use, and readily accessible before the vessel leaves port and at all
times when the vessel is operated.
(b) Each item of lifesaving equipment, including unapproved equipment, must be maintained and inspected in accordance with:
(1) Table 28.140 in this section;
(2) The servicing procedure under the
subpart of this chapter applicable to
the item’s approval; and
(3) The manufacturer’s guidelines.
(c) An inflatable liferaft or inflatable
buoyant apparatus must be serviced no
later than the month and year on its
servicing sticker affixed under 46 CFR
160.151–57(n), and whenever the container is damaged or the container
straps or seals are broken. It must be
serviced at a facility specifically approved by the Commandant for the particular brand.
(d) An escape route from a space
where an individual may be employed
or an accommodation space must not
be obstructed.
TABLE 28.140—SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
Interval
Item
Regulation
Monthly
Annually
(1) Inflatable wearable personal flotation device (Type V
commercial hybrid).
(2) Personal flotation devices, exposure suits and immersion suits.
(3) Buoyant apparatus and life floats ..................................
..................
Servicing ...............................
..................
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Inflatable liferaft ..............................................................
Inflatable buoyant apparatus ..........................................
Hydrostatic release ........................................................
Disposable hydrostatic release ......................................
..................
..................
..................
..................
(8) Undated batteries ...........................................................
(9) Dated batteries 2 and other items ..................................
..................
..................
(10) EPIRB ...........................................................................
Test ..........
Inspect, clean and repair as
necessary.
Inspect, clean and repair as
necessary.
Servicing 1 ............................
Servicing 1 ............................
Servicing 1 ............................
Replace on or before expiration date.
Replace ................................
Replace on or before expiration date.
...............................................
..................
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25.26–50
1 For
a new liferaft or inflatable buoyant apparatus, the first annual servicing may be deferred to two years from the date of first
packing if so indicated on the servicing sticker.
2 Water activated batteries must be replaced whenever they are used.
[CGD 88–079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991; 56 FR 49822, Oct. 1, 1991, as amended at USCG-2001–
11118, 67 FR 58540, Sept. 17, 2002; USCG-2004–18884, 69 FR 58344, Sept. 30, 2004]
§ 28.145
TABLE 28.145—DISTRESS SIGNALS—Continued
Distress signals.
Except as provided by 28.305, each
vessel must be equipped with the distress signals specified in table 28.145.
TABLE 28.145—DISTRESS SIGNALS
Area
Area
Devices required
Coastal waters, excluding
the Great Lakes; or within
3 miles of the coastline on
the Great Lakes.
Night visual distress signals
consisting of one electric
distress light, approval series 161.013 or 3 approved
flares; plus Day visual distress signals consisting of
one distress flag, approval
series 160.072, or 3 approved flares, or 3 approved
smoke signals.1
Devices required
Ocean, more than 50 miles
from coastline.
Ocean, 3–50 miles from the
coastline; or more than 3
miles from the coastline on
the Great Lakes.
3 parachute flares, approval
series 160.136; plus 6 hand
flares, approval series
160.121; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series
160.122.
3 parachute flares, approval
series 160.136, or 160.036;
plus 6 hand flares, approval
series 160.121 or 160.021;
plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 160.122,
160.022, or 160.037.
1 If flares are carried, the same 3 flares may be counted toward meeting both the day and night requirement.
[CGD 88–079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, as
amended at 60 FR 48048, Sept. 18, 1995; USCG2000–7790, 65 FR 58458, Sept. 29, 2000]
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