TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER T - SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS)

PART 180 - LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS

subpart e - NUMBER AND TYPE OF SURVIVAL CRAFT

180.200 - Survival craftgeneral.

  (a) Each survival craft required on a vessel by this part must meet one of the following: (1) For an inflatable liferaftApproved under approval series 160.151 or other standard specified by the Commandant, with the applicable equipment pack, as determined by the cognizant OCMI. Each inflatable liferaft required on a vessel by this part must have a capacity of 6 persons or more. Inflatable liferafts may be substituted for inflatable buoyant apparatus or life floats required under this section; (2) For a life floatApproved under approval series 160.027 or other standard specified by the Commandant. Buoyant apparatus may be used to meet requirements for life floats if the buoyant apparatus was installed on board the vessel on or before March 11, 1996, and if the buoyant apparatus remains in good and serviceable condition; (3) For an inflatable buoyant apparatusApproved under approval series 160.010 or other standard specified by the Commandant. Inflatable buoyant apparatus may be substituted for life floats required under this section.

  (4) For a buoyant apparatusApproved under approval series 160.010 or other standard specified by the Commandant. An existing buoyant apparatus may not be used to satisfy the requirements for life floats on existing vessels wishing to upgrade the total number of passengers carried on an oceans route.

  (b) If the vessel carries a small boat or boats, the capacity of these boats may be counted toward life float capacity required by this part.

Such boats must meet the requirements for safe loading and flotation in 33 CFR part 183, and must meet the stowage, launching, and equipment requirements in this part for the survival craft they replace.

  (c) A summary of survival craft requirements is provided in Table 180.200(c).

Table 180.200(c) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Route Survival craft requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oceans....................... (a) cold water \1\_100% IBA_ 180.202(a)(1).

(i) w/subdivision \2\_100% LF_ 180.202(a)(2).

(b) warm water \3\_67% IBA \4\_ 180.202(b).

Coastwise.................... (a) wood vsls in cold water.

(i) 67% IBA_ 180.204(a)(1).

(ii) w/subdivision_100% LF_ 180.204(a)(2).

(b) nonwood and vsls operating in warm water.

(i) 100% LF_ 180.204 (b) and (c).

(c) within three miles of shore.

(i) w/o subdivision_100% LF_ 180.204(d)(1).

(ii) w/subdivision_50% LF_ 180.204(d)(2).

(iii) w/float free 406 MHz EPIRB_50% LF_ 180.204(d)(3).

Limited Coastwise (Not more (a) wood vsls in cold water.

than 20 miles from a harbor (i) 67% IBA_ 180.205(a)(1).

of safe refuge). (ii) w/subdivision_100% LF_ 180.205(a)(2).

(b) nonwood vessels in cold water_100% LF_ 180.205(b).

(c) within three miles of shore_ 180.205(d).

(A) w/o subdivision_100% LF.

(B) w/subdivision_50% LF.

(C) w/float free 406 MHz EPIRB_50% LF.

(d) vessels operating in warm water.

(i) 50% LF_ 180.205(c).

(ii) within three miles of shore.

(A) w/o subdivision_50% LF_ 180.205(e)(1).

(B) w/subdivision_NONE_ 180.205(e)(2).

(C) w/float free 406 MHz EPIRB_NONE_ 180.205(e)(3).

Great Lakes.................. (a) same as Limited Coastwise (a) & (b)_ 180.206(a).

(b) within one mile of shore_NONE \5\_ 180.206(b).

Lakes, Bays, & Sounds 6, (a) wood vsls in cold water.

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(i) 100% LF_ 180.207(a)(1).

(ii) w/subdivision_50% LF_ 180.207(a)(2).

(b) nonwood_50% LF_ 180.207(b).

(c) within 1 mile of shore_NONE_ 180.207(e).

(d) warm water_NONE_ 180.207(c).

RIVERS 7, 8.................. (a) cold water.

(i) w/o subdivision_50% LF_ 180.208(a)(1).

(ii) w/subdivision_NONE_ 180.208(a)(2).

(iii) within one mile of shore_NONE_ 180.208(d).

(b) warm water_NONE_ 180.208(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abbreviations used: ILR=Inflatable liferaft IBA=Inflatable Buoyant Apparatus LF=Life Float. As allowed by 180.15(d) any buoyant apparatus in use on an existing vessel on March 11, 1996, may be used to meet the requirements for LF as long as the buoyant apparatus is in good and serviceable condition.

Footnotes: \1\ Cold water means the cognizant OCMI has determined the monthly mean low temperature of the water is [le] 15 C (59 F).

\2\ Vessels [le] 65 ft carrying [le] 49 passengers built before March 11, 2001, may meet the collision bulkhead standards in 179.310 and one-compartment subdivision subdivision standards in 179.220 and 179.320 at least in way of the engine room and lazarette in lieu of the subdivision requirements contained in this part.

\3\ Warm water means the cognizant OCMI has determined the monthly mean low temperature of the water is > 15 C (59 F).

\4\ Vessels operating in warm water may substitute 100% LF in lieu of 67% IBA_ 180.202(d).

\5\ OCMI may reduce primary lifesaving for seasonal or ferry type operations on the Great Lakes_ 180.206(b).

\6\ Shallow water exception_ 180.207(e).

\7\ OCMI may reduce survival craft requirements based upon the route, communications schedule and participation in VTS_ 180.207(f) and 180.208(e) \8\ Shallow water exception_ 180.208(e)C.

[CGD 85080, 61 FR 975, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51357, Sept.

30, 1997]