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TITLE 46 - SHIPPING
CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I - CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS
PART 96 - VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
96.30 - 5 - General.
(a) Each self-contained breathing apparatus must be of the pressure-demand, open-circuit type, approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and have at a minimum a 30-minute air supply, a full facepiece, and a spare charge.
(b) All equipment shall be maintained in an operative condition, and it shall be the responsibility of the master and chief engineer to ascertain that a sufficient number of the crew are familiar with the operation of the equipment.
[CGD 86036, 57 FR 48325, Oct. 23, 1992; 57 FR 56406, Nov. 27, 1992]
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