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(g) Each davit-launched liferaft launching arrangement must have a means to hold the liferaft in the embarkation position that—
(1) Will hold the liferaft securely in high winds;
(2) Can be rapidly engaged in the proper position for boarding; and
(3) Can be rapidly released for launching by one person from within the loaded liferaft.
(h) Each launching station or each two adjacent launching stations must have an embarkation ladder as follows:
(1) Each embarkation ladder must be approved under approval series 160.117 or be a rope ladder approved under approval series 160.017, and must be installed in a way that—
(i) Each embarkation ladder must extend in a single length, from the deck to the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition with the unit listed not less than up to 15 degrees either way; or
(ii) Each embarkation ladder may be replaced by a device approved to provide safe and rapid access to survival craft in the water, if the OCMI permits the device, provided that there is at least one embarkation ladder on each side of the unit.
(2) An embarkation ladder is not required if—
(i) The distance from the embarkation deck to the unit's lightest operating waterline is less than 3 meters (10 feet); and
(ii) The unit is not in international service.
(3) If the embarkation ladders cannot be supported against a vertical flat surface, the unit must instead be provided with at least two widely-separated fixed metal ladders or stairways extending from the deck to the surface of the water and meet the following:
(i) Each inclined fixed ladder must meet the requirements under §108.159.
(ii) Each vertical fixed ladder must meet the requirements under §108.160 for fixed ladders, except that the vertical bars in cages must be open at least 500 millimeters (20 inches) on one side throughout the length of the ladder, and cages are not required in the area subject to wave action or on ladders inside the legs of a self-elevating unit.
(iii) If a fixed ladder cannot be installed, the OCMI may accept an alternate means of embarkation with sufficient capacity for all persons permitted on board to safely descend to the waterline.
(4) Alternate means of embarkation under paragraphs (h)(1)(ii) and (h)(3) of this section, such as portable slides, safety booms, moveable ladders, elevators, and controlled descent devices, must be acceptable to the OCMI. An alternate means of embarkation must have sufficient capacity to permit persons to safely descend to the waterline at a rate comparable to the device which the alternate means of embarkation replaces.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]
§ 108.545 Marine evacuation system launching arrangements.
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(a) Arrangements. Each marine evacuation system must have the following arrangements:
(1) Each marine evacuation system must be capable of being deployed by one person.
(2) Each marine evacuation system must enable the total number of persons for which it is designed, to be transferred from the unit into the inflated liferafts within a period of 10 minutes from the time the signal to abandon the unit is given.
(3) Each marine evacuation system must be arranged so that liferafts may be securely attached to the platform and released from the platform by a person either in the liferaft or on the platform.
(4) Each marine evacuation system must be capable of being deployed from the unit under unfavorable conditions of list of up to 20 degrees.
(5) If the marine evacuation system has an inclined slide, the angle of the slide from horizontal must be within a range of 30 to 35 degrees when the unit is upright and in the lightest seagoing condition.
(6) Each marine evacuation system platform must be capable of being restrained by a bowsing line or other positioning system that is designed to deploy automatically, and if necessary, be capable of being adjusted to the position required for evacuation.
(b) Stowage. Each marine evacuation system must be stowed as follows:
(1) There must not be any openings between the marine evacuation system's embarkation station and the unit's side at the unit's waterline in the lightest seagoing condition.
(2) The marine evacuation system must be protected from any projections of the unit's structure or equipment.
(3) The marine evacuation system's passage and platform, when deployed, its stowage container, and its operational arrangement must not interfere with the operation of any other lifesaving appliance at any other launching station.
(4) Where appropriate, the marine evacuation system's stowage area must be protected from damage by heavy seas.
(c) Stowage of associated liferafts. Inflatable liferafts used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be stowed as follows:
(1) Each inflatable liferaft used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be close to the system container, but capable of dropping clear of the deployed chute and boarding platform.
(2) Each inflatable liferaft used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be capable of individual release from its stowage rack.
(3) Each inflatable liferaft used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be stowed in accordance with §108.530.
(4) Each inflatable liferaft used in conjunction with the marine evacuation system must be provided with pre-connected or easily connected retrieving lines to the platform.
§ 108.550 Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements: General.
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(a) Each launching appliance for a lifeboat must be a davit approved under approval series 160.132, with a winch approved under approval series 160.115. Each launching appliance for a davit-launched liferaft must be approved under approval series 160.163, with an automatic disengaging apparatus approved under approval series 160.170.
(b) All lifeboats required for abandonment by the total number of persons permitted on board must be capable of being launched with their full complement of persons and equipment within 10 minutes from the time the signal to abandon the unit is given.
(c) Each survival craft must be arranged to clear each leg, column, footing, brace, mat, and each similar structure below the hull of a self-elevating unit and clear the upper hull, the columns, and the pontoons of a column stabilized unit, with the unit in an intact condition.
(1) The survival craft must be arranged to be launched down the straight side of the unit or be mounted on a structure intended to provide clearance from lower structures of the unit.
(2) The OCMI may allow a reduction in the total number of survival craft meeting this requirement when the unit is in the transit mode and the number of personnel on board is reduced. In such cases, sufficient survival craft must be available for use by the total number of personnel remaining on board.
(d) Each lifeboat of aluminum construction in the hull or canopy, and each aluminum launching appliance must be protected in its stowage position by a water spray system meeting the requirements of part 34, subpart 34.25 of this chapter.
(e) With the exception of the secondary means of launching for free-fall lifeboats, each launching appliance together with all its lowering and recovery gear must be arranged in a way that the fully equipped survival craft it serves can be safely lowered when loaded with its full complement of persons, and also without persons, against—
(1) A list of up to 20 degrees on the high side; and
(2) A list of up to 20 degrees or the degree of list where the survival craft becomes waterborne, whichever, is the greater, on the low side.
(f) When the unit is under any unfavorable condition such as maximum airgap, lightest transit or operational condition, or any damaged condition under part 174, subpart C of this chapter,—
(1) Notwithstanding the requirements under §108.550(e), survival craft launching appliances and marine evacuation systems must be capable of operation;
(2) Falls, where used, must be long enough for survival craft to reach the water; and
(3) Lifeboats with an aggregate capacity that will accommodate the total number of persons permitted on board must be capable of being launched safely, and clear of any obstruction. The location and orientation of each lifeboat must be such that the lifeboat is either headed away from the unit upon launching, or can be turned to a heading away from the unit immediately upon launching.
(g) A launching appliance must not depend on any means other than gravity or stored mechanical power independent of the unit's power supplies to launch the survival craft it serves, in the fully loaded and equipped conditions, and also in the light condition.
(h) Each launching appliance's structural attachment to the vessel must be designed, based on the ultimate strength of the construction material, to be at least 4.5 times the load imparted on the attachment by the launching appliance and its fully loaded survival craft under the most adverse combination of list and trim under paragraph (b) of this section.
(i) Each launching appliance must be arranged so that—
(1) All parts requiring regular maintenance by the crew are readily accessible and easily maintained;
(2) The launching appliance remains effective under conditions of icing;
(3) The same type of release mechanism is used for each similar survival craft carried on board the unit; and
(4) The preparation and handling of survival craft at any one launching station does not interfere with the prompt preparation and handling of any other survival craft at any other station.
(j) Each launching mechanism must be arranged so it may be actuated by one person from a position on the unit's deck, and also from a position within the survival craft. Each launching and recovery arrangement must allow the operator on the deck to observe the survival craft at all times during launching.
(k) Means must be provided outside the machinery space to prevent any discharge of water onto survival craft during abandonment.
§ 108.553 Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements using falls and a winch.
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Survival craft launching and recovery arrangements, in addition to meeting the requirements in §108.550, must meet the following requirements:
(a) Each fall wire must be of rotation-resistant and corrosion-resistant steel wire rope.
(b) The breaking strength of each fall wire and each attachment used on the fall must be at least six times the load imparted on the fall by the fully-loaded survival craft.
(c) Each fall must be long enough for the survival craft to reach the water with the unit in its lightest seagoing condition, under unfavorable conditions of trim and with the unit listed not less than 20 degrees either way.
(d) Each unguarded fall must not pass near any operating position of the winch, such as hand cranks, payout wheels, and brake levers.
(e) Each winch drum must be arranged so the fall wire winds onto the drum in a level wrap, and a multiple drum winch must be arranged so that the falls wind off at the same rate when lowering, and onto the drums at the same rate when hoisting.
(f) Each fall, where exposed to damage or fouling, must have guards or equivalent protection. Each fall that leads along a deck must be covered with a guard that is not more than 300 millimeters (1 foot) above the deck.
(g) The lowering speed for a fully loaded survival craft must be not less than that obtained from the following formula:
(1) S=0.4+(0.02 H), where S is the speed of lowering in meters per second, and H is the height in meters from the davit head to the waterline at the lightest seagoing condition, with H not greater than 30, regardless of the lowering height.
(2) S=79+(1.2 H), where S is the speed of lowering in feet per minute, and H is the height in feet, with H not greater than 99.
(h) The lowering speed for a survival craft loaded with all of its equipment must be not less than 70 percent of the speed required under paragraph (g) of this section.
(i) The lowering speed for a fully loaded survival craft must be not more than 1.3 meters per second (256 feet per minute).
(j) If a survival craft is recovered by electric power, the electrical installation, including the electric power-operated boat winch, must meet the requirements in subchapter J of this chapter. If a survival craft is recovered by any means of power, including a portable power source, safety devices must be provided which automatically cut off the power before the davit arms or falls reach the stops in order to avoid overstressing the falls or davits, unless the motor is designed to prevent such overstressing.
(k) Each launching appliance must be fitted with brakes that meet the following requirements:
(1) The brakes must be capable of stopping the descent of the survival craft or rescue boat and holding it securely when loaded with it full complement of persons and equipment.
(2) The brake pads must, where necessary, be protected from water and oil.
(3) Manual brakes must be arranged so that the brake is always applied unless the operator, or a mechanism activated by the operator, holds the brake control in the off position.
§ 108.555 Lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements.
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Lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements, in addition to meeting the requirements in §§108.550 and 108.553, must meet the following requirements:
(a) Each lifeboat must be capable of being launched with the unit making headway of 5 knots in calm water, or with the unit anchored or bearing on the bottom in a current of up to 5 knots. A painter may be used to meet this requirement.
(b) Each lifeboat must be provided with a launching appliance. The launching appliance must be capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat with its crew.
(c) Each launching appliance arrangement must allow the operator on the unit to observe the lifeboat at all times during recovery.
(d) Each launching appliance arrangement must be designed to ensure persons can safely disembark from the survival craft prior its stowage.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996; 61 FR 40281, Aug. 1, 1996]
§ 108.557 Free-fall lifeboat launching and recovery arrangements.
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(a) The launching appliance for a free-fall lifeboat must be designed and installed so that the launching appliance and the lifeboat it serves operate as a system to protect the occupants from harmful acceleration forces and to effectively clear the unit.
(b) The launching appliance must be designed and arranged so that in its ready to launch position, the distance from the lowest point on the lifeboat it serves to the water surface with the unit in its lightest seagoing condition does not exceed the lifeboat's certificated free-fall height.
(c) The launching appliance must be arranged so as to preclude accidental release of the lifeboat in its unattended stowed position. If the means provided to secure the lifeboat cannot be released from inside the lifeboat, the means to secure the lifeboat must be arranged as to preclude boarding the lifeboat without first releasing it.
(d) Each free-fall launching arrangement must be provided with a secondary means to launch the lifeboat by falls. Such means must comply with the requirements of §§108.550, 108.553, and 108.555. Notwithstanding §108.550(e), the launching appliance must be capable of launching the lifeboat against unfavorable conditions of list of 5 degrees in any direction and it need not comply with the speed requirements of §§108.553 (g), (h), and (i).
If the secondary launching appliance is not dependent on gravity, stored mechanical power or other manual means, the launching arrangement must be connected both to the unit's main and emergency power supplies.
§ 108.560 Rescue boats.
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Each unit must carry at least one rescue boat. Each rescue boat must be approved under approval series 160.156. A lifeboat is accepted as a rescue boat if it also meets the requirements for a rescue boat.
§ 108.565 Stowage of rescue boats.
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(a) Rescue boats must be stowed as follows:
(1) Each rescue boat must be ready for launching in not more than 5 minutes.
(2) Each rescue boat must be in a position suitable for launching and recovery.
(3) Each rescue boat must be stowed in a way that neither the rescue boat nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the operation of any survival craft at any other launching station.
(4) Each rescue boat that is also a lifeboat, must be in compliance with §108.530.
(b) Each rescue boat must be provided a means for recharging the rescue boat batteries from the unit's power supply at a supply voltage not exceeding 50 volts.
(c) Each inflated rescue boat must be kept fully inflated at all times.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]
§ 108.570 Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements.
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(a) Each rescue boat must be capable of being launched with the unit making headway of 5 knots in calm water, or with the unit anchored or bearing on the bottom in a current of up to 5 knots. A painter may be used to meet this requirement.
(b) Each rescue boat embarkation and launching arrangement must permit the rescue boat to be boarded and launched in the shortest possible time.
(c) If the rescue boat is one of the unit's survival craft, the rescue boat must also be as follows:
(1) The rescue boat must meet the embarkation arrangement and launching station requirements of §108.540.
(2) The rescue boat must meet the launching arrangement requirements of §§108.550 and 108.557, and if the launching arrangement uses falls and a winch, §108.553.
(3) If the launching arrangement uses a single fall, the rescue boat must have an automatic disengaging apparatus approved under approval series 160.170, instead of a lifeboat release mechanism.
(d) Rapid recovery of the rescue boat must be possible when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment. If the rescue boat is also a lifeboat, rapid recovery must be possible when loaded with its lifeboat equipment and an approved rescue boat complement of at least six persons.
(e) Each rescue boat launching appliance must be fitted with a powered winch motor.
(f) Each rescue boat launching appliance must be capable of hoisting the rescue boat when loaded with its full rescue boat complement of persons and equipment at a rate of not less than 0.3 meters per second (59 feet per minute).
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]
§ 108.575 Survival craft and rescue boat equipment.
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(a) All lifeboat and rescue boat equipment must be as follows:
(1) The equipment must be secured within the boat by lashings, storage in lockers, or compartments, storage in brackets or similar mounting arrangements or other suitable means.
(2) The equipment must be secured in such a manner as not to interfere with any abandonment procedures or reduce seating capacity.
(3) The equipment must be as small and of as little mass as possible.
(4) The equipment must be packed in a suitable and compact form.
(5) The equipment should be stowed so the items do not—
(i) Reduce the seating capacity;
(ii) Adversely affect the seaworthiness of the survival craft or rescue boat; or
(iii) Overload the launching appliance.
(b) Each lifeboat, rigid liferaft, and rescue boat, unless otherwise stated in this paragraph, must carry the equipment specified for it in table §108.575(b) of this section. A lifeboat that is also a rescue boat must carry the equipment in the table column marked for a lifeboat. Each item in the table has the same description as in §199.175 of this chapter.
Table 108.575(b)_Survival Craft Equipment
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International service Other than international
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Item Item --------------------------------
No. Lifeboat Rigid Rescue Rigid Rescue
liferaft boat Lifeboat liferaft boat
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1 Bailer \1\............................ 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Bilge pump \2\........................ 1 ........... ........ 1
3 Boathook.............................. 2 ........... 1 2 ........... 1
4 Bucket \3\............................ 2 ........... 1 2 ........... 1
5 Can opener............................ 3 3
6 Compass............................... 1 ........... 1 1 ........... 1
7 Dipper................................ 1 ........... ........ 1
8 Drinking cup.......................... 1 1
9 Fire extinguisher..................... 1 ........... 1 1 ........... 1
10 First-aid kit......................... 1 1 1 1 1 1
11 Fishing kit........................... 1 1
12 Flashlight............................ 1 1 1 1 1 1
13 Hatchet............................... 2 ........... ........ 2
14 Heaving line.......................... 2 1 2 2 1 2
15 Instruction card...................... ........ 1 ........ ........ 1
16 Jackknife............................. 1 ........... ........ 1
17 Knife \1\ \4\......................... ........ 1 1 ........ 1 1
18 Ladder................................ 1 ........... 1 1 ........... 1
19 Mirror, signaling..................... 1 1 ........ 1 1
20 Oars (units) \5\ \6\.................. 1 ........... 1
Paddles............................... ........ 2 ........ ........ 2
21 Painter............................... 2 1 1 2 1 1
22 Provisions (units per person)......... 1 1
23 Pump \7\.............................. ........ ........... 1
24 Radar reflector....................... 1 1 1
25 Rainwater collection device........... 1
26 Repair kit \7\........................ ........ ........... 1 ........ ........... 1
27 Sea anchor............................ 1 2 1 1 2 1
28 Searchlight........................... 1 ........... 1 1 ........... 1
29 Seasickness kit (kits/person)......... 1 1 ........ 1 1
30 Signal, smoke......................... 2 2 ........ 2 1
31 Signal, hand flare.................... 6 6 ........ 6 6
32 Signal, parachute flare............... 4 4 ........ 4 4
33 Skates and fenders \8\................ 1 ........... ........ 1
34 Sponge \7\............................ ........ 2 2 ........ 2 2
35 Survival instructions................. 1 1 ........ 1 1
36 Table of lifesaving signals........... 1 1 ........ 1 1
37 Thermal protective aid (percent of 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
persons) \9\.........................
38 Tool kit.............................. 1 ........... ........ 1
39 Towline \10\.......................... 1 ........... 1 1 ........... 1
40 Water (liters per person)............. 3 1.5 ........ 3 1
41 Whistle............................... 1 1 1 1 1 1
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Notes:
\1\ Each liferaft approved for 13 persons or more must carry two of these items.
\2\ Bilge pumps are not required for boats of self-bailing design.
\3\ Not required for inflated or rigid/inflated rescue boats.
\4\ A hatchet counts toward this requirement in rigid rescue boats.
\5\ Oars not required on a free-fall lifeboat; a unit of oars means the number of oars specified by the
manufacturer.
\6\ Rescue boats may substitute buoyant oars for paddles, as specified by the manufacturer.
\7\ Not required for a rigid rescue boat.
\8\ Required if specified by the boat manufacturer.
\9\ Sufficient thermal protective aids are required for at least 10% of the persons the survival craft is
equipped to carry, but not less than two.
\10\ Required only if the lifeboat is also the rescue boat.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]
§ 108.580 Personal lifesaving appliances.
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(a) Lifebuoys. Each unit must carry at least eight lifebuoys approved under approval series 160.150 as follows:
(1) Stowage. Lifebuoys must be stowed as follows:
(i) Each lifebuoy must be capable of being rapidly cast loose.
(ii) Each lifebuoy must not be permanently secured to the unit in anyway.
(iii) Lifebuoys must be so distributed as to be readily available on each side of the unit and, as far as practicable, on each open deck extending to the side of the unit. The lifebuoys with attached self-igniting lights must be evenly distributed on all sides of the unit.
(iv) At least two lifebuoys, each with attached self-activating smoke signals, must be stowed where they can be quickly released from the navigating bridge or main control station, or a location readily available to personnel on board. These lifebuoys should, when released, fall directly into the water without striking any part of the unit.
(2) Attachments and fittings. Lifebuoys must have the following attachments and fittings:
(i) At least one lifebuoy on each side of the unit fitted with a buoyant lifeline that is—
(A) At least as long as twice the height where it is stowed above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition, or 30 meters (100 feet), whichever is the greater;
(B) Non-kinking;
(C) Not less than 8 millimeters ( 5/16 inch) in diameter;
(D) Of a breaking strength which is not less than 5 kiloNewtons (1,124 pounds-force); and
(E) Is, if synthetic, a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light.
(ii) At least one-half the total number of lifebuoys on the unit must each be fitted with a self-igniting light approved under approval series 161.010. A self-igniting light must not be attached to the lifebuoys required by this section to be fitted with lifelines.
(iii) At least two lifebuoys on the unit each must be fitted with a self-activating smoke signal approved under approval series 160.157. Lifebuoys fitted with smoke signals must also be fitted with lights.
(b) Lifejackets. Each unit must carry lifejackets approved under approval series 160.155, 160.176, or 160.177. If the unit carries inflatable lifejackets, they must be of the same or similar design and have the same method of operation.
(1) General. Each unit must carry a lifejacket for each person on board and in addition, a sufficient number of lifejackets must be carried for persons at each work station and industrial work site.
(2) Stowage. Lifejackets must be stowed as follows:
(i) The lifejackets must be readily accessible.
(ii) The additional lifejackets required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section must be stowed in places readily accessible to the work stations and industrial work sites.
(iii) Where, due to the particular arrangements of the unit, the lifejackets under paragraph (b)(1) of this section could become inaccessible, the OCMI may require an increase in the number of lifejackets to be carried, or suitable alternative arrangements.
(3) Attachments and fittings. Lifejackets must have the following attachments and fittings:
(i) Each lifejacket must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket. On a unit not in international service, a light approved under approval series 161.012 may be used. However, lifejacket lights bearing Coast Guard approval number 161.012/2/1 are not permitted unless the unit is certificated to operate only on waters between 32° N and 32° S latitude.
(ii) Each lifejacket must have a whistle firmly secured by a cord to the lifejacket.
(c) Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits. Each unit must carry immersion suits approved under approval series 160.171 or anti-exposure suits approved under approval series 160.153.
(1) General. Each unit, except units operating between 32 degrees north latitude and 32 degrees south latitude, must carry—
(i) Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits of suitable size for each person assigned to the rescue boat crew;
(ii) Immersion suits approved under approval series 160.171 of the appropriate size for each person on board, which count toward meeting the requirements of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section; and
(iii) In addition to the immersion suits required under paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section, each watch station, work station, and industrial work site must have enough immersion suits to equal the number of persons normally on watch in, or assigned to, the station or site at one time. However, an immersion suit is not required at a station or site for a person whose cabin or berthing area (and the immersion suits stowed in that location) is readily accessible to the station or site.
(2) 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. On a unit not in international service, a light approved under approval series 161.012 may be used. However, lifejacket lights bearing Coast Guard approval number 161.012/2/1 are not permitted on units certificated to operate on waters where water temperature may drop below 10° C (50° F).
(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.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52814, Oct. 1, 1998]
§ 108.595 Communications.
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(a) Radio lifesaving appliances. Radio lifesaving appliance installations and arrangements must meet the requirements of 47 CFR part 80.
(b) Distress flares. Each unit must—
(1) Carry not less than 12 rocket parachute flares approved under approval series 160.136; and
(2) Stow the flares in a portable watertight container carried on the navigating bridge, or if the unit does not have a bridge, in the control room.
§ 108.597 Line-throwing appliance.
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(a) General. Each unit in international service must have a line-throwing appliance that is approved under approval series 160.040. Each unit not in international service must carry a line-throwing appliance approved under either approval series 160.040 or 160.031.
(b) Stowage. The line-throwing appliance and its equipment must be readily accessible for use.
(c) Additional equipment. Each unit must carry the following equipment for the line-throwing appliance:
(1) The equipment on the list provided by the manufacturer with the approved appliance; and
(2) An auxiliary line that—
(i) Has a breaking strength of at least 40 kiloNewtons (9,000 pounds-force);
(ii) Is, if synthetic, a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light; and
(iii) Is—
(A) At least 450 meters (1,500 feet) long, if the line-throwing appliance is approved under approval series 160.040; or
(B) At least 150 meters (500 feet) long, if the line-throwing appliance is approved under approval series 160.031.
Subpart F—Cranes
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§ 108.601 Crane design.
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(a) Each crane and crane foundation on a unit must be designed in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute Specification for Offshore Cranes, API Spec. 2C, Second Edition, February, 1972 (with supplement 2).
(b) In addition to the design requirements of paragraph (a), each crane must have the following:
(1) Each control marked to show its function.
(2) Instruments with built-in lighting.
(3) Fuel tank fills and overflows that do not run onto the engine exhaust.
(4) No gasoline engines.
(5) Spark arrestors fitted on engine exhaust pipes.
Subpart G—Equipment Markings and Instructions
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§ 108.621 Equipment markings: General.
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Unless otherwise provided, each marking required in this subpart must be—
(a) Printed in English;
(b) In red letters with a contrasting background;
(c) Permanent;
(d) Easy to be seen;
(e) At least 1.3 centimeters ( 1/2 inch) in height.
§ 108.623 General alarm bell switch.
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Each general alarm bell switch must be marked “GENERAL ALARM” on a plate or other firm noncorrosive backing.
§ 108.625 General alarm bell.
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Each general alarm bell must be identified by marking “GENERAL ALARM—WHEN BELL RINGS GO TO YOUR STATION” next to the bell.
§ 108.627 Carbon dioxide alarm.
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Each carbon dioxide alarm must be identified by marking: “WHEN ALARM SOUNDS VACATE AT ONCE. CARBON DIOXIDE BEING RELEASED” next to the alarm.
§ 108.629 Fire extinguishing system branch line valve.
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Each branch line valve of each fire extinguishing system must be marked with the name of the space or spaces it serves.
§ 108.631 Fixed fire extinguishing system controls.
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(a) Each cabinet or space that contains a valve, control, or manifold of a fixed fire extinguishing system must be marked by one of the following: “CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE APPARATUS”, “FOAM FIRE APPARATUS”, or “WATER SPRAY FIRE APPARATUS” in letters at least 5 centimeters (2 inches) high.
(b) Instructions for the operation of a fixed fire extinguishing system must be posted next to a fire apparatus described in paragraph (a) of this section.
§ 108.633 Fire stations.
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Each fire station must be identified by marking: “FIRE STATION NO. __;” next to the station in letters and numbers at least 5 centimeters (2 inches) high.
§ 108.635 Self-contained breathing apparatus.
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Each locker or space containing self-contained breathing apparatus must be marked: “SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS”.
§ 108.636 Work vests.
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Each space containing a work vest must be marked: “WORK VEST”.
§ 108.637 Hand portable fire extinguishers.
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(a) Each hand portable fire extinguisher must be marked with a number that identifies it in relation to all other hand portable fire extinguishers.
(b) The location of each hand portable fire extinguisher must be marked with the same number that is marked on the extinguisher.
§ 108.639 Emergency lights.
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Each emergency light must be marked: “E”.
§ 108.641 Instructions for changing steering gear.
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Instructions stating, in order, the different steps to be taken for changing to emergency and secondary steering gear must be posted in the steering gear room and at each secondary steering station in 1.3 centimeters ( 1/2 inch) letters and numerals of contrasting color to the background.
§ 108.643 Rudder orders.
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At each steering station, the direction which the wheel or steering device must be moved for right rudder or left rudder must be marked in letters of contrasting color to the background on the wheel or steering device or in a place that is directly in the helmsman's line of vision to indicate “RIGHT RUDDER” and “LEFT RUDDER”.
§ 108.645 Markings on lifesaving appliances.
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(a) Lifeboats and rescue boats. Each lifeboat and rescue boat must be plainly marked as follows:
(1) Each side of each lifeboat and rescue boat bow must be marked in block capital letters and numbers with—
(i) The name of the unit; and
(ii) The name of the port required to be marked on the unit to meet the requirements of subpart 67.123 of this chapter.
(2) The number of persons the boat is equipped for, which may not exceed the number shown on its nameplate, must be clearly marked in permanent characters.
(3) The number of the boat and the unit's name, must be plainly marked or painted so that the markings are visible from above the boat.
(4) Type II retro-reflective material approved under approval series 164.018 must be placed on the boat and meet the arrangement requirements in IMO Resolution A.658(16).
(b) Rigid liferafts. Each rigid liferaft must be marked as follows:
(1) The name of the unit must be marked on each rigid liferaft.
(2) The name of the port required to be marked on the unit to meet the requirements of subpart 67.123 of this chapter.
(3) The length of the painter must be marked on each rigid liferaft.
(4) At each entrance of each rigid liferaft, the number of persons the rigid liferaft is equipped for, not exceeding the number shown on its nameplate, must be marked in letters and numbers at least 100 millimeters (4 inches) high, in a color contrasting to that of the liferaft.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25298, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]
§ 108.646 Marking of stowage locations.
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(a) Containers, brackets, racks, and other similar stowage locations for lifesaving equipment, must be marked with symbols in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18), indicating the devices stowed in that location for that purpose.
(b) If more than one device is stowed in that location, the number of devices must also be indicated.
(c) Survival craft should be numbered.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25298, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]
§ 108.647 Inflatable liferafts.
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The number of the liferaft and the number of persons it is permitted to accommodate must be marked or painted in a conspicuous place in the immediate vicinity of each inflatable liferaft in block capital letters and numbers. The word “liferaft” or the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18) shall be used to identify the stowage location. Liferafts stowed on the sides of the unit should be numbered in the same manner as the lifeboats. This marking must not be on the inflatable liferaft container.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25298, May 20, 1996]
§ 108.649 Lifejackets, immersion suits, and lifebuoys.
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(a) Each lifejacket must be marked—
(1) In block capital letters with the name of the unit; and
(2) With type I retro-reflective material approved under approval series 164.018. The arrangement of the retro-reflective material must meet IMO Resolution A.658(16).
(b) The stowage positions for lifejackets, other than lifejackets stowed in staterooms, must be marked with either the word “LIFEJACKET” or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).
(c) Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must be marked to identify the person or unit to which it belongs.
(d) Immersion suits or anti-exposure suits must be stowed so they are readily accessible, and the stowage positions must be marked with either the words “IMMERSION SUITS” or “ANTI-EXPOSURE SUITS”, or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).
(e) Each lifebuoy must be marked—
(1) In block capital letters with the unit's name and with the name of the port required to be marked on the unit under subpart 67.123 of this chapter; and
(2) With type II retro-reflective material approved under part 164, subpart 164.018 of this chapter. The arrangement of the retro-reflective material must meet IMO Resolution A.658(16).
(f) Each lifebuoy stowage position must be marked with either the words “LIFEBUOY” or “LIFE BUOY”, or with the appropriate symbol from IMO Resolution A.760(18).
(g) Each lifejacket, immersion suit, and anti-exposure suit container must be marked in block capital letters and numbers with the minimum quantity, identity, and if sizes other than adult or universal sizes are used on the unit, the 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 25298, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]
§ 108.650 EPIRBs and SARTs.
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Emergency position indicating radiobeacons and search and rescue transponders. Each EPIRB and SART should have the name of the unit plainly marked or painted on its label, except for EPIRBs or SARTs in an inflatable liferaft or permanently installed in a survival craft.
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25299, May 20, 1996]
§ 108.651 Portable magazine chests.
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Each portable magazine chest must be marked: “PORTABLE MAGAZINE CHEST—FLAMMABLE—KEEP LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY” in letters at least 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) high.
§ 108.653 Helicopter facilities.
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(a) Each helicopter fueling facility must be marked adjacent to the fueling hose storage: “WARNING—HELICOPTER FUELING STATION—KEEP LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY”.
(b) Each storage tank for helicopter fuel must be marked: “DANGER—FLAMMABLE LIQUID”.
(c) Each access to a helicopter landing area must be marked: “BEWARE OF TAIL ROTOR”.
(d) Each marking required by this section must be in letters at least 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) high.
§ 108.655 Operating instructions.
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Each unit 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).
[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25299, May 20, 1996]
§ 108.657 Unit markings.
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The hull of each unit must be marked in accordance with Parts 67 and 69 of this chapter.
§ 108.659 Lifesaving signal instructions.
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On all vessels to which this subpart applies, there must be readily available to the offshore installation manager, master, or person in charge a placard containing instructions for the use of the lifesaving signals set forth in regulation 16, chapter V, of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. These signals must be used by vessels or persons in distress when communicating with lifesaving stations and maritime rescue units.
[CGD 95–027, 61 FR 26008, May 23, 1996]
§ 108.661 Unit markings: Draft marks.
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(a) Each unit must have draft marks for each foot of immersion—
(1) If the unit is a surface unit, on both the port and starboard sides of the stem and the stern-post or rudderpost or at any other place at the stern of the unit as may be necessary for easy observance;
(2) If the unit is a self-elevating unit, near each corner of the hull but not more than 4 required; and
(3) If the unit is a column-stabilized unit, on each corner column, continuing to the footing or lower displacement hull.
(b) The bottom of each mark must be at the draft indicated by that mark.
(c) Each mark must be—
(1) In numerals 15 centimeters (6 inches) high; and
(2) In contrasting color to the background.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “draft” means the distance from the bottom of the keel or the lowest shell plate on the outer surface of the unit to the surface of the water, except that where a unit has a permanent appendage extending below the bottom of the keel, “draft” means the distance from the lowest part of the appendage to the surface of the water.
(e) In cases where draft marks are obscured due to operational constraints or by protrusions, the vessel must be fitted with a reliable draft indicating system from which the draft can be determined.
[CGD 73–251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 89–037, 57 FR 41823, Sept. 11, 1992]
§ 108.663 Unit markings: Load line.
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Each unit that is assigned a load line must have the load line marked in accordance with Part 42 of this chapter.
§ 108.665 Appliances for watertight integrity.
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Each watertight door, scuttle, and hatch required for watertight integrity, which may be opened during normal operations must be marked in letters of contrasting color to the background “KEEP CLOSED”.
Subpart H—Miscellaneous Equipment
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§ 108.697 Buoyant work vests.
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(a) Each buoyant work vest on a unit must be approved under Subpart 160.053 or Subpart 160.077 of this chapter.
(b) Commercial hybrid PFD's carried as work vests must be—
(1) Used, stowed, and maintained in accordance with the procedures set out in the manual required for these devices by §160.077–29 of this chapter and any limitation(s) market on them; and
(2) Of the same or similar design and have the same method of operation as each other hybrid PFD carried on board.
[CGD 78–174A, 51 FR 4351, Feb. 4, 1986]
§ 108.699 Substitution of life preservers.
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A work vest may not be substituted for a required life preserver—
(a) For the life saving equipment requirements of this part; or
(b) For use during drills and emergencies.
§ 108.701 Sounding equipment.
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Each self-propelled unit must have a mechanical or electronic sounding apparatus.
§ 108.703 Self-contained breathing apparatus.
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(a) Each unit must be equipped with a self-contained breathing apparatus described in §108.497(a) to use as protection against gas leaking from a refrigeration unit if it is equipped with any refrigeration unit using—
(1) Ammonia to refrigerate any space with a volume of more than 20 cubic feet; or
(2) Fluorocarbons to refrigerate any space with a volume of more than 1000 cubic feet.
(b) The self-contained breathing apparatus required in §108.497 may be used for this purpose.
[CGD 73–251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 86–036, 57 FR 48326, Oct. 23, 1992]
§ 108.705 Anchors, chains, wire rope, and hawsers.
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(a) Each unit must be fitted with anchors, chains, wire rope, and hawsers in agreement with the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping.
(b) Units which are equipped with anchors used as operational equipment are not required to have additional anchors if the operational anchors meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.
[CGD 73–251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by USCG–1999–6216, 64 FR 53226, Oct. 1, 1999]
§ 108.707 First aid kit.
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Each unit must have a first-aid kit approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (Formerly Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration) of a size suitable for the number of persons allowed on board the unit that is stowed in a location that is accessible to persons on board.
§ 108.709 Litter.
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Each unit must have a litter that is—
(a) Stowed in a location that is accessible to the persons on board; and
(b) Capable of being used on the type of helicopters serving the unit.
§ 108.713 International Code of Signals.
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Each vessel on an international voyage which is required to carry a radiotelegraph or radiotelephone installation in accordance with Chapter IV of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention, 1960, must carry the International Code of Signals.
§ 108.715 Magnetic compass and gyrocompass.
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(a) Each self-propelled unit in ocean or coastwise service must have a magnetic compass.
(b) Each self-propelled unit of 1,600 gross tons and over in ocean or coastwise service must have a gyrocompass in addition to the magnetic compass required in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Each unit that is required to have a gyrocompass must have an illuminated repeater for the gyrocompass that is at the main steering stand unless the gyrocompass is illuminated and is at the main steering stand.
§ 108.717 Radar.
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Each self-propelled unit of 1,600 gross tons and over in ocean or coastwise service must have—
(a) A marine radar system for surface navigation; and
(b) Facilities on the bridge for plotting radar readings.
§ 108.719 Pilot boarding equipment.
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(a) This section applies to each vessel that normally embarks or disembarks a pilot from a pilot boat or other vessel.
(b) Each vessel must have suitable pilot boarding equipment available for use on each side of the vessel. If a vessel has only one set of equipment, the equipment must be capable of being easily transferred to and rigged for use on either side of the vessel.
(c) Pilot boarding equipment must be capable of resting firmly against the vessel's side and be secured so that it is clear from overboard discharges.
(d) Each vessel must have lighting positioned to provide adequate illumination for the pilot boarding equipment and each point of access.
(e) Each vessel must have a point of access that has—
(1) A gateway in the rails or bulwark with adequate handholds; or (continued)