1625-0082 Stat/Auth

Coast Guard, DHS

§ 199.80

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(i) Each lifejacket must have a lifejacket light approved under approval
series 161.112 securely attached to the
front shoulder area of the lifejacket.
(ii) Each lifejacket must have a whistle firmly secured by a cord to the lifejacket.
(c) Rescue boat and marine evacuation
system immersion suits or anti-exposure
suits—(1) General. Each vessel, except
vessels operating on routes between 32
degrees north latitude and 32 degrees
south latitude, must carry immersion
suits approved under approval series
160.171 or anti-exposure suits approved
under approval series 160.153 of suitable
size for each person assigned to the rescue boat crew and each person assigned
to a marine evacuation system crew.
(2) Stowage. Immersion suits or antiexposure suits must be stowed so they
are readily accessible. The stowage positions must be marked with either the
words
‘‘IMMERSION
SUITS’’
or
‘‘ANTI-EXPOSURE SUITS’’ as appropriate, or with the appropriate symbol
from IMO Resolution A.760(18).
(3) Markings. Each immersion suit or
anti-exposure suit must be marked in
such a way as to identify the person or
vessel to which it belongs.
(4) Attachments and fittings. Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits must
have the following attachments and
fittings:
(i) Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must have a lifejacket light
approved under approval series 161.112
securely attached to the front shoulder
area of the immersion suit or anti-exposure suit.
(ii) Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must have a whistle firmly
secured by a cord to the immersion
suit or anti-exposure suit.
(d) Lifejacket, immersion suit, and antiexposure suit containers. Each lifejacket, immersion suit, and anti-exposure suit container must be marked in
block capital letters and numbers with
the quantity, identity, and size of the
equipment stowed inside the container.
The equipment may be identified in
words or with the appropriate symbol
from IMO Resolution A.760(18).
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, as
amended at 63 FR 52818, Oct. 1, 1998; 63 FR
56066, Oct. 20, 1998; 64 FR 53229, Oct. 1, 1999]

§ 199.80 Muster list and emergency instructions.
(a) General. Clear instructions must
be provided on the vessel that detail
the actions each person on board
should follow in the event of an emergency.
(b) Muster list. Copies of the muster
list must be posted in conspicuous
places throughout the vessel including
on the navigating bridge, in the engine
room, and in crew accommodation
spaces. The muster list must be posted
before the vessel begins its voyage.
After the muster list has been prepared, if any change takes place that
necessitates an alteration in the muster list, the master must either revise
the existing muster list or prepare a
new one. Each muster lists must at
least specify—
(1) The instructions for operating the
general emergency alarm system and
public address system;
(2) The emergency signals;
(3) The actions to be taken by the
persons on board when each signal is
sounded;
(4) How the order to abandon the vessel will be given.
(5) The officers that are assigned to
make sure that lifesaving and firefighting appliances are maintained in
good condition and ready for immediate use;
(6) The duties assigned to the different members of the crew. Duties to
be specified include—
(i) Closing the watertight doors, fire
doors, valves, scuppers, sidescuttles,
skylights, portholes, and other similar
openings in the vessel’s hull;
(ii) Equipping the survival craft and
other lifesaving appliances;
(iii) Preparing and launching the survival craft;
(iv) Preparing other lifesaving appliances;
(v) Mustering the passengers and
other persons on board;
(vi) Using communication equipment;
(vii) Manning the emergency squad
assigned to deal with fires and other
emergencies; and
(viii) Using firefighting equipment
and installations.
(7) The duties assigned to members of
the crew in relation to passengers and

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§ 199.90

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other persons on board in case of an
emergency. Assigned duties to be specified include—
(i) Warning the passengers and other
persons on board;
(ii) Seeing that passengers and other
persons on board are suitably dressed
and have donned their lifejackets or
immersion suits correctly;
(iii) Assembling passengers and other
persons on board at muster stations;
(iv) Keeping order in the passageways
and on the stairways and generally
controlling the movements of the passengers and other persons on board;
and
(v) Making sure that a supply of
blankets is taken to the survival craft;
and
(8) The substitutes for key persons if
they are disabled, taking into account
that different emergencies require different actions.
(c) Emergency instructions. Illustrations and instructions in English, and
any other appropriate language as determined by the OCMI, must be posted
in each passenger cabin and in spaces
occupied by persons other than crew,
and must be conspicuously displayed at
each muster station. The illustrations
and instructions must include information on—
(1) The fire and emergency signal;
(2) Their muster station;
(3) The essential actions they must
take in an emergency;
(4) The location of lifejackets, including child-size lifejackets; and
(5) The method of donning lifejackets.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, as
amended at 63 FR 52818, Oct. 1, 1998]

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§ 199.90

§ 199.100 Manning of survival craft
and supervision.
(a) There must be a sufficient number
of trained persons on board the vessel
for mustering and assisting untrained
persons.
(b) There must be a sufficient number
of deck officers, able seamen, or certificated persons on board the vessel to operate the survival craft and launching
arrangements required for abandonment by the total number of persons on
board.
(c) There must be one person placed
in charge of each survival craft to be
used. The person in charge must—
(1) Be a deck officer, able seaman, or
certificated person. The OCMI, considering the nature of the voyage, the
number of persons permitted on board,
and the characteristics of the vessel,
may permit persons practiced in the
handling and operation of liferafts or
inflatable buoyant apparatus to be
placed in charge of liferafts or inflatable buoyant apparatus; and
(2) Have a list of the survival craft
crew and ensure that the crewmembers
are acquainted with their duties.
(d) There must be a second-in-command designated for each lifeboat. This
person should be a deck officer, able
seaman, or certificated person. The
second-in-command of a lifeboat must
also have a list of the lifeboat crew.
(e) There must be a person assigned
to each motorized survival craft who is
capable of operating the engine and
carrying out minor adjustments.
(f) The master must make sure that
the persons required under paragraphs
(a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section are
equitably distributed among the vessel’s survival craft.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, as
amended at 63 FR 52819, Oct. 1, 1998]

Operating instructions.

Each vessel must have posters or
signs displayed in the vicinity of each
survival craft and the survival craft’s
launching controls that—
(a) Illustrate the purpose of controls;
(b) Illustrate the procedures for operating the launching device;
(c) Give relevant instructions or
warnings;
(d) Can be easily seen under emergency lighting conditions; and
(e) Display symbols in accordance
with IMO Resolution A.760(18).

§ 199.110 Survival craft muster and
embarkation arrangements.
(a) Each muster station must have
sufficient space to accommodate all
persons assigned to muster at that station. One or more muster stations
must be close to each embarkation station.
(b) Each muster station and embarkation station must be readily accessible to accommodation and work
areas.

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