82 Subpart 160.035—Lifeboats for Merchant Vessels

§ 160.035–1 46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–04 Edition)

built, shall be notified in writing when MIL–P–17549—Plastic Laminates, Fibrous fabrication is to commence. An inspec- Glass Reinforced, Marine Structural. tor will be assigned to supervise the MIL–P–19644—Plastic Foam, Molded Poly- construction in accordance with the styrene (Expanded Bead Type). plans and upon completion, conduct MIL–C–19663—Cloth, Glass, Woven Roving the tests required by § 160.033–4. For Plastic Laminate. (c) At the time that the tests are suc- MIL–R–21607—Resins, Polyester, Low Pres- sure Laminating, Fire Retardant. cessfully completed, the manufacturer MIL–P–21929—Plastic Material, Cellular shall present to the inspector four cor- Polyurethane, Rigid, Foam-In-Place, Low rected copies of the plans noted in Density. paragraph (a) of this section, including any corrections, changes, or additions (3) Federal specifications: which may have been found necessary TT–P–59—Paint, Ready-Mixed, International during construction or testing. If the Orange. manufacturer desires more than one set of approved plans, additional copies (4) Federal test method standard: shall be submitted at that time. 406—Plastics: Method of Testing. (d) Upon receipt of corrected drawings and satisfactory test report, the (5) Federal Communications Commis- Commandant will issue a certificate of sion: approval. No change shall be made in the design or construction without 47 CFR part 83, Rules Governing Stations on Shipboard in the Maritime Service. first receiving permission of the Com- mandant via the Commander of the (6) Coast Guard specifications: Coast Guard District in which the mechanical disengaging apparatus is 160.033—Mechanical Disengaging Apparatus (For Lifeboats). built. 160.034—Hand Propelling Gear (For Life [CGFR 49–18, 14 FR 5113, Aug. 17, 1949] boats). 161.006—Searchlights, Motor Lifeboat. Subpart 160.035—Lifeboats for (b) Copies on file. Copies of the speci- Merchant Vessels fications and rules referred to in this section shall be kept on file by the SOURCE: CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, manufacturer, together with the ap- 1965, unless otherwise noted. proved plans and certificate of approval. The Coast Guard Specifications § 160.035–1 Applicable specifications. may be obtained upon request from the (a) Specifications. The following speci- Commandant. United States Coast fications, of the issue in effect on the Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC date lifeboats are manufactured form a 20226. You may purchase the standards part of this subpart. of ASTM from the American Society (1) Standards of ASTM: for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr ASTM A 36/A 36M–97a, Standard Specifica- Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA tion for Carbon Structural Steel—160.035–3 19428–2959. The Military Specifications ASTM A 653/A 653M–98, Standard Specifica- may be obtained from the Commanding tion for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galva- Officer, Naval Supply Depot, 5801 Tabor nized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19120. The (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process— Federal Communications Commission’s 160.035–3 Rules and Regulations may be obtained (2) Military specifications: from the Federal Communications MIL–P–18066—Plywood, Ship and Boat Con- Commission, Washington, DC 20554. struction. Federal Specifications and Standards MIL–Y–1140—Yarn, Cord, Sleeving, Cloth and may be obtained from the General Tape—Glass. Services Administration, Business MIL–M–15617—Mats, Fibrous Glass, For Re- Service Center, Washington, DC 20407. inforcing Plastics. MIL–R–7575—Resin, Polyester, Low-Pressure [CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, 1965, as Laminating. amended by CGD 72–133R, 37 FR 17039, Aug. MIL–P–40619—Plastic Material, Cellular Pol- 24, 1972; USCG–1999–5151, 64 FR 67184, Dec. 1, ystyrene. 1999]

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§ 160.035–2 General requirements for § 160.035–3 Construction of steel oar- lifeboats. propelled lifeboats. (a) The requirements of this subpart (a) Type. Lifeboats shall have rigid apply to all new construction. Life- sides and be fitted with internal buoy- boats approved and in use prior to the ancy so arranged that the boats will regulations in this subpart may be con- float in the flooded condition when tinued in service if in satisfactory con- fully loaded with persons and equip- dition. ment. The capacity of an oar-propelled (b) All lifeboats must be properly lifeboat is limited to a maximum of 59 constructed and shall be of such form persons. Lifeboats designed to carry 60, and proportions that they shall be but not more than 100, persons shall be readily maneuverable, have ample sta- either hand-propelled or motor-pro- bility in a seaway, and sufficient pelled. Lifeboats designed to carry freeboard when fully loaded with their more than 100 persons shall be motor- full complement of persons and equip- propelled, except that a lifeboat de- ment. All lifeboats shall be capable of signed to carry more than 100 persons maintaining positive stability when may be hand-propelled if it is a re- open to the sea and loaded with their placement for a previously approved full complement of persons and equip- hand-propelled lifeboat. ment. All lifeboats must be open boats (b) Materials. (1) Plating for shell, with rigid sides having internal buoy- floors, air tanks, etc., must be in ac- ancy only. Lifeboats with a rigid shel- cordance with ASTM A 653, Coating ter may be approved, provided that it Designation G90 (incorporated by ref- may be readily opened from both inside erence, see § 160.035–1). The bend test and outside, and does not impede rapid required by these specifications must embarkation and disembarkation or be made after the galvanizing or other the launching and handling of the life- anticorrosive treatment has been ap- boat. plied. (2) Rivets and rolled or extruded (c) Lifeboats may be constructed of shapes such as keel, stem, sternpost, steel, aluminum, fibrous glass rein- gunwales, etc., shall be made by the forced plastic (FRP), or other mate- open-hearth or electric furnace process rials receiving specific approval: Pro- in accordance with ASTM Standard vided, That, the weight of the fully Specification A 36 (incorporated by ref- equipped and loaded lifeboat shall not erence, see § 160.035–1). Consideration exceed 44,800 pounds, and the carrying will be given to the use of other steels capacity calculated in accordance with having equivalent strength where lon- § 160.035–9 of this specification shall not gitudinal cold forming is necessary. exceed 150 persons. (c) Riveting. (1) Riveting of the shell (1) The thwarts, side benches and plating to the keel, stem, and sternpost footings of lifeboats shall be painted or shall be button head rivets, staggered otherwise colored international orange with not less than 12 rivets to the foot. in accordance with Federal Specifica- The distance from the edge of the plate tion TT–P–59. The area in way of the to the centers of the rivets in the near- red mechanical disengaging gear con- est row shall be not less than 1⁄2 inch trol lever, from the keel to the side nor more than 3⁄4 inch. Rivets con- bench, shall be painted or otherwise necting the shell to the gunwale shall colored white, to provide a contrasting be spaced not more than 3 inches on background for the lever. This band of centers. The size of the rivets for con- white should be approximately 12 necting the shell plating to the keel, inches wide depending on the internal stem, sternpost, and gunwale shall be arrangements of the lifeboat. 1⁄4-inch diameter for boats 28 feet and (d) For the purpose of calculations under and 5⁄16-inch diameter for boats and conducting tests, the weight of the over 28 feet. persons shall be taken at 165 pounds (2) The connection of the floors to each. the shell shall be a single row of rivets [CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, 1965, as not less than 3⁄16 inch in diameter and amended by CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51211, Sept. 30, spaced not more than 3 inches on cen- 1997] ters.

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(d) Welding. Welding may be sub- the water. The automatic plug shall be stituted for riveting in any location. It provided with a cap attached to the shall be performed by welders qualified lifeboat by a suitable chain. The loca- by the U.S. Coast Guard, American Bu- tion of drain plug is to be marked on reau of Shipping, or U.S. Navy Depart- the vertical surface in the vicinity of ment, and only approved electrodes the plug below the side bench with the shall be used. Details of the joints shall word ‘‘plug’’ in 3-inch white letters and be indicated on the construction draw- with an arrow pointing in the direction ings submitted for approval. of the drain plug. (e) Gunwale braces. (1) The gunwale (j) Protection against corrosion. (1) All braces shall be bolted to the thwarts steel or iron entering into the con- with at least two carriage bolts of a struction of lifeboats shall be galva- size not less than that noted in table nized by the hot dipped process. All 160.035–3(e)(1) and riveted or welded to fabricated pieces or sections are to be the gunwales. Where riveted to the galvanized after fabrication. Other gunwale, at least two rivets of a size methods of corrosion prevention will be not less than that noted in table given special consideration. 160.035–3(e)(1) shall be used. (2) Where welded construction is em- TABLE 160.035–3(E)(1) ployed, the material shall be galvanized after welding unless impractical Brace size Bolts and rivets to do so in which case consideration Length of lifeboat (inches) diameter (inch) will be given to equivalent protection. ×1 5 22 feet and under ...... 3 ⁄4 ⁄16 (3) Provisions shall be made to obtain Over 22 feet and not 3×5⁄16 3⁄8 over 28. a satisfactory bond between the metal Over 28 feet ...... 3×3⁄8 7⁄16 and the paint. (k) Rudders. (1) Each lifeboat shall be (2) Bracket type gunwale braces will fitted with a rudder and tiller. The rud- be given special consideration. der shall be fitted with a 1⁄2-inch diame- (f) Seats. (1) The thwarts, side bench- ter manila lanyard of such length as to es, and end benches shall be of fir, yel- permit the rudder to be shipped with- low pine, fibrous glass reinforced plas- out untying the lanyard. tic (FRP), or approved equivalent. (2) A suitable hinged or pivoted tiller (2) The edges of all thwarts, side, and shall be provided. end benches shall be well rounded. (3) Rudder stops shall be provided to (3) Suitable foot rests shall be fur- limit the rudder angle to approxi- nished at a distance of between 17 and mately 45 degrees each side of the cen- 20 inches below the thwarts and side terline. benches. This may be accomplished by raising the footings from the bottom of (l) Buoyancy tanks. (1) All lifeboats the boat. shall have inherent buoyancy, or shall (4) The leading edge of the thwart or be fitted with buoyancy tanks or other end bench shall be located a minimum equivalent noncorrodible buoyancy of 3 inches and a maximum of 6 inches units, which shall not be adversely af- distance from the Rottmer release fected by oil or oil products, sufficient gear. to float the boat and its equipment (g) Stretchers. Stretchers of sufficient when the boat is flooded and open to size and strength shall be fitted in suit- the sea. An additional volume of buoy- able positions for rowing. ancy, or buoyancy units, equal to at (h) Disengaging apparatus. (1) Connec- least one-tenth the cubic capacity of tions for the disengaging apparatus the lifeboat shall be provided. shall have a minimum factor of safety (2) At least 50 percent of the buoy- of six. ancy shall be located along the sides of (2) For construction and capacity of the boat and shall be so located that disengaging apparatus, see subpart the boat will be on even keel when 160.033. flooded. (i) Plugs. Each lifeboat shall be fitted (3) The tops of the buoyancy tanks or with an automatic plug so designed and buoyancy units shall be protected by installed as to insure complete drain- the side benches or other suitable age at all times when the boat is out of means. The construction shall be such

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that water will not collect on the tops shell if the grab rail is carried away, of the tanks. more rivets shall be used in attaching (4) Built-in buoyancy tanks. Each the plate to the shell than in fastening built-in buoyancy tank shall be filled the bracket to the plate. The clearance with buoyancy material. The amount between the grab rail pipe and the hull of material required shall be deter- shall be at least 11⁄2 inches. The connec- mined by the flooding test in accord- tions of the rails to a fibrous glass re- ance with § 160.035–11(b)(2). The buoy- inforced plastic lifeboat hull will be ancy materials used shall meet the re- given special consideration. quirements set forth for core materials (o) Hand rails. All lifeboats intended as follows: for use in ocean and coastwise service Core ...... Polystyrene .... MIL–P– shall be fitted with hand rails approxi- 40619 mately 18 inches in length, constructed MIL–P– and attached to the lifeboat in the 19644 same manner as the grab rails required Polyurethane MIL–P– by paragraph (n) of this section. The 21929 clearance between the hand rail pipe and the hull shall be at least 11⁄2 inches. (m) Equipment stowage. (1) Provision The hand rails shall be located approxi- lockers, water tanks, and special equip- mately parallel to and at both ends of ment lockers shall be watertight and the grab rails and spaced midway be- so designed and located as to fit under tween the grab rail and the gunwale the side benches, end benches, or foot- and midway between the grab rail and ings without projecting into the ac- the keel on both sides of the lifeboat commodation spaces of the lifeboat. In provided that, when the distance from special cases, stowage under the grab rail to gunwale or to the keel ex- thwarts will be permitted. Standard 1⁄4 ceeds 4 feet, two hand rails shall be inch pipe size testing nipples shall be fitted so as to provide equal spacing. In fitted to all such lockers or tanks. no case shall the hand rails project be- (2) Water tanks shall be constructed yond the widest part of the boat. Re- of at least 18 USSG material. An open- cessed hand rails or other alternate ar- ing with a dogged type cover shall be rangements will be given consider- provided for removal of water cans. ation. This opening shall be at least 7 inches in diameter, but in any case shall be of [CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51211, Sept. 30, 1997, as amended by USCG–1998–4442, 63 FR 52191, sufficient size that all water cans can Sept. 30, 1998; USCG–1999–5151, 64 FR 67184, be removed. In addition, built-in water Dec. 1, 1999; USCG–2000–7790, 65 FR 58463, tanks shall have an opening at least 13 Sept. 29, 2000] inches in diameter with a bolted cover for the purpose of inspection and main- § 160.035–5 Construction of steel tenance. A 2-inch diameter fill cap motor-propelled lifeboats with and shall be installed for the purpose of without radio cabin. storing rain water. A standard 1⁄4-inch (a) General provisions applicable to all pipe size drainage nipple with hex- motor-propelled lifeboats. (1) A motor- agonal cap shall be fitted in the bottom propelled lifeboat, carried as part of of the tank in an accessible location the lifesaving equipment of a vessel, and may be used for air testing the whether required or not, shall comply water tank. with all the requirements for an oar- (n) Grab rails. Grab rails shall be sub- propelled lifeboat, and in addition, stantially attached to each lifeboat shall have sufficient additional buoy- below the turn of the bilge and extend ancy to compensate for the weight of approximately one-half of the length of the engine and other equipment. the lifeboat on each side. The ends of (2) The engine shall be enclosed in a the grab rails shall be faired to prevent suitable engine box which shall be wa- fouling and all connections of the rails tertight with the exception of the top to the lifeboat shall be made by riv- which may be weathertight. If the en- eting the palms of the brackets to a gine box is made of material other than small plate and riveting the plate to steel or aluminum, such as fibrous the shell. To prevent rupture of the glass reinforced plastic, it shall be

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made of fire retardant material. The vanizing. Swash plates shall be fitted top of the engine box shall be fitted in tanks over 30 inches in length. with a screwdown mushroom vent. The (ii) Fibrous glass reinforced plastic engine box shall be fitted with a suit- diesel oil fuel tanks shall have a thick- able drain. An engine starting instruc- ness of not less than 0.187 inch. The res- tion plate shall be permanently at- ins used shall be of a fire retardant tached to the engine box. There shall type and shall qualify under military be ample space between the engine and specification MIL–R–21607. The me- the engine box to permit proper main- chanical properties of the tank shall tenance and removal of engine acces- not be less than Grade No. 4 of military sories when necessary. If the internal specification MIL–P–17549. Mat, woven arrangements of the engine in the en- roving and 1000th cloth shall be used. gine box do not permit this, then suit- Tank laminates shall not be con- able watertight hand-hole plates shall structed exclusively with fibrous glass be installed in the vicinity of these ac- fabrics. An increment of random ori- cessories. The location of these plates ented, chopped fibrous glass reinforce- and the accessibility to the accessories ment is deemed necessary to prevent shall be to the satisfaction of the ma- porosity. An ounce and a half per rine inspector. The marine inspector square foot is considered minimum. In- may require the removal of any acces- clusion of fabrics in low pressure lami- sory through these hand-hole plates nates are recommended to impart sat- that he may deem necessary to estab- isfactory containment, strength, and lish that it is of proper size and loca- rigidity. For maximum strength, tank tion. surfaces should be cambered and (3) Fuel tanks must be constructed of curved wherein practical. Fittings steel, fibrous glass reinforced plastic or shall be made of nonferrous metal and other approved equivalent. Fuel tanks securely bonded to the tank with epoxy must be adequately supported and se- resin. A fibrous glass reinforced plate curely fastened inside the lifeboat to or boss of the same thickness as the prevent any movement. Fuel tanks tank proper and 11⁄2 times the outside must have no openings in the bottom, dimensions of the fitting shall be used sides or ends. Openings for fill, vent to strengthen the openings for fuel, fill and feed pipes must be on the top sur- and vent lines. Tanks shall be con- face of the tanks. The vent size for structed of a minimum possible num- tanks of 50 gallons or less must not be ber of sections. Where two parts are less than 1⁄4-inch O.D. tubing. Vents for joined there shall be a minimum of 2- larger tanks will be given special con- inch overlap. Tanks exceeding 18 inches sideration. The access openings in the in any horizontal dimension shall be thwarts for the fill tank cap must have fitted with vertical baffle plates at in- a flush cover or the top of the cap must tervals not exceeding 18 inches. Baffle be flush with the top of the thwart. plate flanges shall be integral and shall Fuel feed pipes must be provided with a be of the same strength and stiffness as shutoff valve at the tank, where it is the tank wall. Flanges shall be bonded readily accessible and its location in place with mat and fabric. A suit- marked. Tanks must be tested by a able striking plate shall be installed at static head above the tank top of ten the bottom of the fuel measurement feet of water without showing leakage and fill pipe line. The laminate may be or permanent deformation. A grad- increased in thickness, in the way of uated measure stick or other means the fill pipe. The cover of the fuel tank must be provided to determine the shall be through bolted as well as bond- amount of the fuel in the tank. ed. All fuel tanks shall bear legible, (i) Steel diesel oil fuel tanks shall permanent labels, conveniently located have a thickness of not less than 12 for visual inspection, signifying full USSG and shall not be galvanized on compliance with these specifications the inside; however, the outside of such and including the following: tanks shall be so treated as to to ob- (a) Manufacturer’s name and address. tain a corrosion resistance approxi- (b) Date of construction and the in- mately equivalent to hot-dip gal- spector’s initials.

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(c) Wall thickness (in decimals of one forces and engine r.p.m. as rec- inch) and capacity U.S. gallons. ommended by the engine manufac- (d) Material of construction: Poly- turer. The capacity of the hydraulic ester—Glass. cranking system shall provide not less (4) Propeller shafting shall be of than six cranking cycles. Each crank- bronze or other suitable corrosion re- ing cycle shall provide the necessary sistant materials. Fittings, pipes, con- number of revolutions at the required nections, etc., shall be of high standard r.p.m. to the engine to meet the re- and good workmanship, and installed quirements of carrying its full rated in accordance with good marine prac- load within twenty seconds after tice. The exhaust manifold shall be cranking is initiated with intake air suitably insulated. and hydraulic cranking system at 20 (5) All engines shall be permanently °F. Capacity of the hydraulic cranking installed and shall be equipped with an system sufficient for three cranking efficient cranking system. This system cycles under the above conditions, shall be one that can be operated by shall be held in reserve and arranged so hand, such as a hand cranking, hydrau- that the operation of a single control lic cranking, or inertia cranking sys- by one person will isolate the dis- tem, acceptable to the Commandant. If charged or initially used part of the an electric cranking system consisting system and permit the reserve capacity of an electric starter motor, generator to be employed. The installation of an and batteries are fitted, it shall be in engine-driven pump is recommended addition to the required acceptable but is not required. The hydraulic cranking system, the battery or bat- cranking shall meet the requirements teries shall be installed within the wa- prescribed in 46 CFR 58.30 and 46 CFR tertight engine box. The battery box 61.10–5 of Subchapter F, Marine Engi- shall be so constructed as to retain the neering Regulations. The hydraulic battery in position when the lifeboat is system when used in lifeboats as en- in a seaway. The battery box shall be 1 gine cranking systems shall be leak- inch longer and 1 inch wider than the tested at its operating pressure after battery and shall be lined with 4-pound installation. lead flashed up 3 inches on the sides (6) The following tools to perform and ends. The battery box may be made emergency repairs and ordinary serv- of fibrous glass reinforced plastic using icing shall be provided: a fire-retardant epoxy resin. This type One 12-ounce ball peen hammer. of battery box will not be required to One screwdriver with 6-inch blade. be lead lined. One pair of 8-inch slip-joint pliers. (i) Engines. The engine shall be a reli- One 8-inch adjustable end wrench. able, marine, compression-ignition One 12-inch adjustable end wrench. type and shall be capable of propelling One Phillips or cross-head screwdriver with a the fully equipped and loaded lifeboat 6-inch blade. at a sustained speed of not less than 6 (b) Steel motor-propelled lifeboats with- knots through smooth water over a out radio cabin or searchlight (Class 1). measured course. Provision shall be (1) The engine shall be a reliable ma- made for going astern. Sufficient fuel rine type and shall be in accordance for 24 hours continuous operation at 6 with paragraph (a)(5)(i) of this section. knots shall be provided. The engine If a starting battery is supplied, the en- used in approved lifeboats shall be ca- gine shall be fitted with a marine type pable of being started without the use generator or alternator insulated as re- of starting aids at a temperature of 20 quired by AIEE rules for marine serv- °F., by the use of an acceptable crank- ice capable of charging the starting ing system. If water cooled, the engine batteries. The battery box shall be in shall be equipped with a closed fresh accordance with paragraph (a)(5) of water cooling system. This system this section. shall be cooled by a secondary medium, (c) Steel motor-propelled lifeboats with- such as a water cooled heat exchanger. out radio cabin but with searchlight (ii) The hydraulic cranking system (Class 2). (1) The engine shall be of a re- shall be a self-contained system which liable marine type and shall be in ac- will provide the required cranking cordance with paragraph (a)(5)(i) of

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this section. The lifeboat shall be and source of power for the radio and equipped with a searchlight con- searchlight, and the operator of the structed in accordance with subpart equipment. The top and sides of the 161.006 of this subchapter Q (Specifica- radio cabin shall be watertight with tions). The engine shall be fitted with a the exception of the door which need marine type generator or alternator in- not be watertight but shall be at least sulated as required by AIEE rules for weathertight. The installation of the marine service capable of charging the radio cabin shall take into consider- batteries used for the searchlight as ation the concentration of weight in well as the starting batteries, if fitted. this area. The battery box shall be in accordance (3) The searchlight shall be of an ap- with paragraph (a)(5) of this section. proved type constructed in accordance (d) Steel motor-propelled lifeboats with with specification Subpart 161.006 of radio cabin and searchlight (Class 3). (1) this subchapter and shall be securely The engine shall be a reliable, marine mounted on top of the radio cabin. type and shall be in accordance with (4) The batteries shall be installed in paragraph (a)(5)(i) of this section. The a box securely fastened inside the radio engine shall be fitted with a marine type generator or alternator insulated cabin. The battery box shall be in ac- as required by AIEE rules for marine cordance with paragraph (a)(5) of this service, capable of charging the bat- section. teries used for the radio and search- [CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, 1965, as light as well as the starting battery, if amended by CGD 72–133R, 37 FR 17039, Aug. fitted. 24, 1972; CGD 73–116R, 39 FR 12747, Apr. 8, (2) The radio and source of power for 1974] the radio and the searchlight shall be housed and protected from the ele- § 160.035–6 Construction of aluminum ments by a suitable radio cabin. The oar-, hand-, and motor-propelled entire installation shall comply with lifeboats. the requirements of the Federal Com- (a) General. Aluminum lifeboats shall munications Commission, Rules Gov- comply with the general requirements erning Stations on Shipboard in the for the construction and arrangement Maritime Services. The radio cabin of steel lifeboats unless otherwise spec- shall be of a size to contain the radio ified.

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2 08081; 11 gage equals 0.09074, 10 Bulk- heads Built-in-air tanks osing as per § 160.035–3(j) is not required provided shell Inner

5052–H32 6061–T6 IFEBOATS L Side Bottom LUMINUM 160.035–6—A ABLE Independent air tanks T 5052–H32 6061–T6 Side Bottom 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 12 12 14 14 12 14 13 12 11 11 11 10 11 13 12 11 11 10 12 9 11 10 9 10 8 9 10 13 11 10 13 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 14 14 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 9 8 9 8 9 8 11 11 10 9 12 12 12 10 9 12 11 12 11 10 9 9 8 11 11 11 11 8 7 9 10 9 8 11 10 11 8 7 10 9 8 10 7 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 16 16 16 16 16 16 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 3 3 3 ⁄ ⁄ 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x x x x x 2 2 2 2 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 2 2 ⁄ ⁄ 1 1 1 1 1 1 Shell plating (Brown and Sharpe gage) 1 H112/6061–T6 (inches) 5086– Flanged flat bar 4 5x 5x 5 5 5 5 4x 4x 5x 5x 5x 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 16 16 16 16 16 16 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 3 3 3 3 ⁄ ⁄ 3 3 3 ⁄ 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x x x x x x x x x 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 x Gunwales ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 4 2 2 4 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 ⁄ 1 1 1 1 x2x x2x 4 4 ⁄ ⁄ x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 1 1 4 4 4 x2 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 2 4 4 2 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 3 3 3 ⁄ 1 3 3 1 Angle bar H112/6061–T6 (inches) 5086– 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 3 3 3 3 x1 2 x1 2 x1 2 4 2 4 x x x ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 4 4 4 1 1 3 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 3 3 3 H112/ 5086– (inches) 6061–T6 Bar keel, sternpost stem and 12.0 2 14.0 2 16.0 2 2 18.0 3x 2 20.0 3x1 22.0 3x1 24.0 3 26.0 3 28.0 3 30.0 4x1 3x2 32.0 4x1 3x2 34.0 4x1 3x2 36.0 4x1 3x2 Extruded shapes having substantially the scantlings of angle bar gunwale are permitted. Where extruded used, a n Brown and Sharpe gage decimal values: 15 equals 0.05707, 14 0.06408; 13 0.07196; 12 0. 1 2 (feet) Length of boat not over 0.1019; 9 gage equals 0.1144; 8 0.1285; 7 0.1443, and 6 0.1620. the extruded shape has at its heel a generously rounded curve.

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(b) Materials. (1) Plating for shell, air tion, fastenings, methods of attach- tanks, etc., shall be as shown in Table ment of component parts, and other 160.035–6. specific construction details may be (c) Welding. (1) Welding may be sub- varied by the builder in order to stituted for riveting in the following produce a structurally sound boat locations: Hoist plate to keel, dis- meeting in every respect recognized engaging gear grace plate to stem and standards of first class construction sternpost, rudder attachment fitting to and one which will satisfactorily meet the sternpost, and the propeller shaft the performance requirements set forth stern tube to the sternpost. When using in this subpart. 6061–T6 aluminum, the welded area is (2) Fibrous glass reinforced plastic to be heat-treated and checked by X- lifeboats may be of the following cat- ray to assure a satisfactory weld. When egories of hull construction: using 5086–H 112 aluminum, the welded area is to be checked by a non- A—Single piece, outer hull construction. destructive test method such as X-ray, B—Two piece, outer hull construction. C—Single piece, inner hull construction. ultrasonic waves or fluorescent mate- D—Two piece, inner hull construction. rials, to assure a satisfactory weld. E—Multi-piece, inner hull construction. Other methods of checking aluminum welds will be given separate consider- (b) Specific requirements—(1) Resin. ation. The welding shall be performed The resin used shall be of the fire re- by a welder qualified by the U.S. Coast tardant, nonair inhibited-type con- Guard, American Bureau of Shipping, forming to Class A of Military Speci- or U.S. Navy Department, and only fication MIL–R–21607 and Grade A, suitable electrodes shall be used. De- Class O of Military Specification MIL– tails of the joints shall be indicated on R–7575, including tests after 1 year’s the construction drawings submitted weathering. In addition, the test panels for approval. shall be tested for continued conform- (d) Dissimilar metals. (1) Where in the ance with Military Specification MIL– construction of aluminum lifeboats the R–21607. All tests, including weathering use of dissimilar metals are employed of samples, shall be accomplished by an such as, the installation of the me- independent laboratory. Complete cer- chanical disengaging gear, hand propel- tification by the independent labora- ling gear, or engine, suitable insulation tory with test data shall be submitted between the aluminum and these met- to Coast Guard (G–MSE) for accept- als shall be used. Porous or absorbent ance. Class A resin shall be fire retard- materials shall not be used as insu- ant without additives. Class B resins lating materials. Only non-porous ma- will be given consideration upon re- terials such as plastics, rubber or neo- quest. Class B resin shall be fire retard- prene base compounds, or micarta shall ant with additives and shall meet the be used. Other suitable material will be same test requirements as that for given separate consideration. Fas- Class A resins. When Class B resin is teners used in joining dissimilar met- used for the prototype lifeboat, addi- als together shall be of the type that tives for fire retardancy shall not be will minimize corrosion. used in order to obtain a translucent laminate for inspection purposes. This [CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, 1965, as amended by CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51213, Sept. 30, prototype test lifeboat will not be 1997] stamped approved, nor will it be acceptable for merchant vessels. Which- § 160.035–8 Construction of fibrous ever class of resin the manufacturer de- glass reinforced plastic (F.R.P.), cides to use for his prototype lifeboat, oar-, hand-, and motor-propelled shall be used in his production life- lifeboats. boats. A note to this effect shall be in- (a) General requirements. (1) Plastic cluded in his specifications and draw- lifeboats shall comply with the general ings for this particular size and type requirements for the construction and lifeboat. arrangement of steel lifeboats, except (2) Glass reinforcement. The glass rein- that unless otherwise specified, mate- forcement used shall have good lami- rials, scantlings, methods of construc- nated wet strength retention and shall

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meet the appropriate military speci- (iii) The recorded weights of the fication stated in this paragraph. Glass items indicated in paragraphs (b)(4) (i) cloth shall meet Military Specification and (ii) of this section shall be kept by MIL–Y–1140, Class C, form 4, No. 1000– the manufacturer, with each boat list- 150. Woven roving shall conform to ed by size, type, and serial number. Military Specification MIL–C–19663, [CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, 1965, as Style 605–308 or Style 605–604. Other amended by CGD 72–133R, 37 FR 17039, Aug. glass materials equivalent in strength, 24, 1972; CGD 82–063b, 48 FR 4782, Feb. 3, 1983; design, wet out, and efficiency will be CGD 95–072, 60 FR 50467, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD given consideration upon request. 96–041, 61 FR 50733, Sept. 27, 1996] (3) Laminate. All exposed surfaces of the finished laminate shall present a § 160.035–9 Cubic capacity of lifeboats. smooth finish, and there shall be no (a) Definitions. The following defini- protruding surface fibers, open voids, tions apply to the measurement of a pits, cracks, bubbles or blisters. The lifeboat to determine its cubic capac- laminate shall be essentially free from ity. resin-starved or overimpregnated (1) Length (L). The length is the dis- areas, and no foreign matter shall re- tance in feet from the inside of the main in the finished laminate. The en- plating or planking at the stem to the tire laminate shall be fully cured and corresponding position at the stern. In free of tackiness, and shall show no the case of a boat with a square stern, tendency to delaminate, peel, or craze the after terminus is the inside of the in any overlay. The laminate shall not transom. be released from the mold until a (2) Breadth (B). The breadth is the Barcol hardness reading of not less distance in feet over the plating or than 40–55 is obtained from at least 10 planking at the point where the places on the nongel coated surface, in- breadth of the boat is greatest. cluding all interior inner and outer (3) Depth (D). The depth is the dis- hull surfaces and built-in lockers. The tance in feet amidships inside the plat- mechanical properties of the laminate ing from the top of the keel to the level shall meet the requirements for a of the gunwale. The depth used for cal- Grade 3 laminate as specified in Table culating purposes shall not exceed 45 I of Military Specification MIL–P– percent of the breadth. 17549. Other grades will be given con- (4) Sheer. Lifeboats shall have a sheer sideration on specific request. For the at each end at least equal to 4 percent prototype boat of each design made by of the length, and a sheer at the quar- each manufacturer, the layup shall be ter points of at least 1 percent of the made of unpigmented clear resins so length. If less sheer is provided, the that all details of construction will be depth used to determine the cubic ca- visible for inspection and test panels pacity shall be assumed to be reduced representative of each prototype layup so as to achieve this minimum sheer. shall be tested in accordance with (b) Formula. The cubic capacity shall MIL–P–17549. be determined by the following for- (4) Weights of F.R.P. lifeboats. (i) The mula: variations in weight between the fi- L × B × D × 0.64 brous glass reinforced plastic in the prototype F.R.P. lifeboat and the fi- In the case of lifeboats with unusual brous glass reinforced plastic in the proportions, the Commandant may re- production F.R.P. lifeboat shall be quire that the cubic capacity be cal- within 5 percent. This weight shall be culated by exact measurements from for the F.R.P. sections only and shall which the exact seating capacity may not include the weight of any hardware be determined. or equipment. (c) Motor-propelled lifeboat. The (ii) When assembling two similar sec- cubic capacity of a motor-propelled life- tions as indicated by categories B and boat shall be determined in the same D of paragraph (a)(2) of this section, manner as an oar-propelled lifeboat the weights of the matching F.R.P. and then deducting from the gross vol- pieces shall be within 5 percent of each ume, a volume equal to the engine box other. and accessories, and when carried, the

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radio cabin, searchlight, and their ac- TABLE 160.035–10(A) cessories. The volume of such equipment extending above the sheer line Length in feet— Factor need not be deducted. Of— But less than—

[CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, 1965, as 18 ...... 14 amended by CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51213, Sept. 30, 18 ...... 20 ...... 13 1997] 20 ...... 22 ...... 12 22 ...... 24 ...... 11 § 160.035–10 Number of persons al- 24 ...... Or over ...... 10 lowed in lifeboats. (a) The maximum number of persons (2) The number of persons permitted for which the lifeboat may be rated is in the lifeboat shall not exceed the determined as noted in paragraphs (a) number for which seating space is pro- (1), (2), and (3) of this section. The vided as determined by drawing figures smallest number obtained is the num- to scale of a size as noted in Figure ber to be used. 160.035–10(a)(2) on an arrangement plan (1) The number of persons which a of the lifeboat. lifeboat shall be permitted to accom- (3) The number of persons permitted modate shall be equal to the greatest in the lifeboat shall not exceed the whole number obtained by dividing the number of persons wearing life pre- capacity in cubic feet by the factor servers which can be seated in the life- shown in Table 160.035–10(a). The net boat without interfering with the use cubic capacity shall be determined by of the oars or the operation of other § 160.035–9(b). propulsion equipment.

FIGURE 160.035–10(A)(2)

(b) [Reserved] materials or parts. Lifeboats shall be inspected during the course of con- § 160.035–11 Inspection and testing of struction to determine that the ar- lifeboats. rangements and materials entering (a) General. Coast Guard marine in- into the construction are in accordance spectors shall be admitted to any place with approved plans, and to insure that in the builder’s factory where work is the workmanship is of good quality. done on these lifeboats or component Samples of materials entering into

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construction may be taken by the ma- ancy, or buoyancy units, equal to at rine inspectors for such tests as may be least one-tenth the cubic capacity of deemed necessary at any time there is the lifeboat shall be provided. any question as to suitability or ade- (ii) Boats with built-in buoyancy com- quacy of any material or arrangement. partments. When flood testing lifeboats (b) Preapproval tests. Before approval with built-in buoyancy compartments is granted to any design of lifeboat, the weights shall be placed in the bottom following tests shall be made by a ma- of the lifeboat to counteract the buoy- rine inspector: ancy provided for the persons to be car- (1) Strength test. The light lifeboat ried. The amount of weight required shall be suspended by shackles at the per person carried shall be as follows: bow and stern, or by means of the releasing gear, and the length, beam, and Weight per Materials person depth shall be measured. Weights shall (pounds) then be added to equal the weight of the equipment, food, water, etc., and Iron or steel ...... 72 Lead ...... 69 persons for which the boat is to be ap- Concrete ...... 110 proved, and the length, beam, and depth measured. Additional weight Other impervious material may be used shall then be added so that the sus- if more convenient. The weight per per- pended load is 25 percent greater than son required is determined from the the weight of the fully equipped and formula loaded lifeboat and the measurements repeated. All weights shall then be re- W = 63d ÷ d ¥ 63 moved and the measurements re- checked. There shall be no appreciable where d is the density of material in set as a result of this test. pounds per cubic foot (Sandbags should (2) Flooding test. Lifeboats shall be not be used for this purpose inasmuch flooded while open to the sea to deter- as their weight under water is not mine the amount of buoyancy nec- readily predictable.) If the lifeboat essary to float the complete boat in- weighted as above does not float with cluding releasing gear but with no the gunwale at the lowest point just equipment, provision lockers, water clear of the surface of the water, unit tanks, or fuel tanks aboard. If provi- air tanks should be slipped beneath the sion lockers, water tanks, and fuel thwarts until the gunwales do clear the tanks cannot be removed, they should surface of the water. The additional air be flooded or filled to the final water- tankage required shall be incorporated line. Lifeboats fitted with watertight in the design of the lifeboat. stowage compartments to accommo- (3) Seating capacity test. The lifeboat date individual drinking water con- shall be fully loaded with equipment, tainers shall have these individual con- and in this condition the number of tainers aboard and placed in the stow- persons for which the lifeboat is to be age compartments which shall be approved shall be seated, in accordance sealed watertight during the flooding with the seating plan required in test. Ballast of equivalent weight and § 160.035–14(a). All persons shall wear an density should be substituted for the approved life preserver and it shall be motor, shaft, propeller, radio battery, demonstrated by actual test that there searchlight, etc., if they are to be in- is sufficient room to row the boat with- stalled. out interference. (i) Boats with independent buoyancy (4) Freeboard test. Freeboards shall be tanks or buoyancy units. The estimated measured to the low point of the sheer amount of buoyancy to just float the with the lifeboat in light condition boat in this condition should be fitted with neither equipment nor persons symmetrically aboard the lifeboat, and aboard, and in the loaded condition then the boat flooded. If the tops of the with full equipment and persons gunwales at their lowest point do not aboard. clear the surface of the water, the (5) Stability test. Upon the conclusion buoyancy shall be increased as nec- of the seating test, all persons on one essary. An additional volume of buoy- side of the centerline shall disembark.

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The remaining people should sit up- tests which will be made in the pres- right and not move from their original ence of a marine inspector. positions. (Not less than one-half in (b) Strength test. The following tests total number of persons should remain described in this paragraph are in lieu in the lifeboat.) Freeboard to the low of the strength test in § 160.035–11(b)(1): point of sheer shall then be measured. (1) Suspension tests. The light lifeboat This freeboard should, in general, be shall be suspended freely from the re- not less than 10 percent of the depth of leasing gear and the length, beam, and the lifeboat. depth measured. Weights shall then be (c) Motor-propelled lifeboats must added to equal the weight of the equip- pass the tests as required for an oar- ment, food, water, and persons to be propelled lifeboat in § 160.035–3. In addi- carried (see § 160.035–11(b)(2)(ii)), and tion, speed tests over a measured the length, beam, and depth measured. course and fuel consumption tests on a Additional weights shall then be added time basis shall be made to determine so that the suspended load is 25, 50, 75, that the fully loaded motor-propelled and 100 percent greater than the weight lifeboats can maintain a speed of 6 of the fully equipped and loaded life- knots for all classes of motor-propelled boat and the measurements taken at lifeboats, and that for each class of each 25 percent increments. (Water motor-propelled lifeboat its fuel tanks may be used for all or any portion of carry sufficient fuel for at least 24 the weight if desired.) All weights shall hours at 6 knots. A 4-hour endurance then be removed and final measure- trial shall be conducted with the fully ments taken. There shall be no frac- loaded lifeboat at the RPM attained in tures or other signs of excessive stress the speed test in order to insure that and no appreciable set as a result of there is no overheating, undue vibra- this test. tion, or other condition which would (2) Chock test. The light lifeboat shall warrant the belief that the lifeboat be placed on blocks located under the could not maintain its proper speed for keel at the quarter points and meas- 24 hours. The time consumed in con- urements of length, beam, and depth ducting the speed and fuel consumption taken. The boat shall be flooded with tests may be counted toward the 4-hour water equal to the weight of all equip- endurance test. It shall be dem- ment, food, water, and persons to be onstrated that all engines installed in carried and measurements of length, motor lifeboats can be started by the beam, and depth taken again. Addi- acceptable cranking system installed tional measurements of 25, 50, 75, and with no previous warming up period. 100 percent of the weight of the fully (d) Hand-propelled lifeboats shall be equipped and loaded lifeboat shall be subjected to the same tests as required added and the measurements taken at for an oar-propelled lifeboat. In addi- 25 percent increments. If the boat be- tion, a test shall be made to assure comes full of water before 100 percent that the lifeboat can be satisfactorily overload is reached, no additional maneuvered with the hand-propelling weight need be added, and the last de- gear. A speed of at least three knots flection measurements with the boat shall be achieved in both light and load under load shall be taken at this point. condition over a measured course of The boat shall be drained and final not less than 1,000 feet. measurements taken. There shall be no [CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, 1965, as fractures or other signs of excessive amended by CGD 72–133R, 37 FR 17040, Aug. stress and no appreciable set as a re- 24, 1972] sult of this test. (3) Swing test. The boat shall be load- § 160.035–12 Additional preapproval ed with weights equal to the weight of tests required for F.R.P. lifeboats. all equipment, food, water and persons (a) General. These tests are required to be carried. It shall then be sus- in addition to the preapproval tests re- pended by the releasing gear with falls quired for steel lifeboats in § 160.035–11. 20 feet in length so arranged that when The prototype boat of each size or de- hanging freely the gunwale on one side sign submitted will be required to per- of the boat is approximately 2 inches form satisfactorily in the following from a stationary concrete or steel

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wall or other structure of similar con- boat. The release lever shall then be struction and rigidity. The boat shall thrown over with this load suspended then be hauled outboard a horizontal until the lifeboat is released. The appa- distance of 8 feet from its original posi- ratus shall be capable of being operated tion. From this point, the boat shall be freely by one man, without the use of allowed to freely swing inboard and aids or undue force to the satisfaction strike the wall along one side. There of the marine inspector. (This test may shall be no damage which would render be conducted ashore by suspending the the boat unserviceable. lifeboat just clear of the ground.) (4) Drop test. The boat shall be loaded (b) Additional production inspection with weights equal to the full weight of and tests for FRP. lifeboats—(1) Inspec- all equipment, food, water and persons tion requirements. Each production to be carried. The boat shall then be model fibrous glass reinforced plastic suspended freely from the releasing lifeboat shall as a condition to its gear and shall be dropped in a free fall being accepted as Coast Guard ap- into the water from a height of 10 feet. proved equipment, be examined by a There shall be no damage which would marine inspector at the following render the boat unserviceable. stages in its manufacture: (5) Thwart test. A 200-pound sand bag (i) When the major, individual com- shall be dropped from a height of 6 feet ponents of the shell and inner hull or on the center of each thwart span. The buoyancy casing are completed but be- thwarts shall not fracture or otherwise fore they are assembled together. At be rendered unserviceable. this stage the marine inspector shall (6) Towing test. With a towline rigged satisfy himself that these components around the forward thwart in the same comply with the approved plans and manner as the sea painter is normally specifications by visual inspection, rigged, the fully loaded lifeboat shall thickness measurements and compari- be towed at least 1,000 yards at a speed son of the weights of the components of not less than 5 knots. The boat shall with the weights recorded for the same exhibit satisfactory towing character- components in the prototype. istics and there shall be no appreciable (ii) At the time the internal buoy- damage to the thwart. ancy is installed. If block plastic foam (7) Tanks and lockers. Equipment is used, it shall be inspected after it tanks and watertight lockers shall be has been cut to size and shaped but be- tested with not less than 1.0 p.s.i. of air fore it is inserted and covered. The in- pressure both before and after the tests stallation shall be completed in the described in paragraphs (b)(1) through presence of the marine inspector and (6) of this section. he shall verify that the required amount is used by weighing the mate- § 160.035–13 Testing and inspection rial. If foamed-in-place plastic foam is after approval. used, the marine inspector shall be (a) General. After the design of a life- present during the foaming operation. boat has been approved, subsequent A sample of the foam shall be retained lifeboats of the same design shall be in- outside the boat and when it sets it dividually inspected and tested as shall be used to make a density deter- noted in § 160.035–11(a) for metal life- mination of the material. boats and paragraph (b) of this section (iii) When the boat is completed. At for FRP. lifeboats. In addition, motors this stage the marine inspector shall and band-propelling gear when in- check the scantlings of the minor com- stalled shall be operated in the ‘‘ahead’’, ponents and the overall compliance ‘‘neutral’’, and ‘‘astern’’ positions. If me- with the plans. The manufacturer shall chanical disengaging apparatus is certify that the materials used are in fitted, it shall be tested by suspending accordance with the approved bill of the lifeboat loaded with deadweight materials. equivalent to the number of persons al- (2) Test requirements. After the inspec- lowed in the lifeboat (165 pounds per tions listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this person) together with the weight of the section are completed, the following equipment, plus 10 percent of the total tests are to be carried out to the satis- load, including the weight of the life- faction of the marine inspector:

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(i) The boat shall be suspended freely § 160.035–14 Procedure for approval of from the releasing gear and the length, lifeboats. breadth and depth measured. The boat (a) Before action is taken on any de- shall then be flooded with water equal sign of lifeboat, plans covering fully to 11⁄2 times the weight of the boat, per- the arrangement and construction of sons, equipment, and provisions and the lifeboat, material specifications, fuel (if motor driven) less the weight of together with a lines drawing, stowage the boat. This is represented by the fol- arrangement, seating arrangement, lowing formula: and other details shall be submitted to the Commandant through the Com- Water added = 1.5 × (empty boat + equipment mander of the Coast Guard District in + provisions + fuel + people) ¥ empty boat which the lifeboat is built. The plans The length, breadth and depth shall be for approval must be detailed to a de- measured in this loaded condition and, gree that the lifeboat can be con- again, after the load has been removed. structed from the plans submitted. The loaded deflections and the perma- (b) If the drawings required in para- nent deformations shall not signifi- graph (a) of this section are satisfac- cantly exceed those recorded for the tory, the manufacturer shall notify the prototype in the pre-approval tests. Commander of the Coast Guard Dis- Also, while flooded, the exterior of the trict in which the lifeboat is built in hull shall be examined for leaks or writing when fabrication is to com- other defects. After the boat is drained, mence. A marine inspector will be as- the attachment of the release gear signed to witness the construction pro- shall be carefully examined. cedure in accordance with the plans, (ii) All provision tanks shall be test- verify the tests required by § 160.035–11 ed by a static head above the tank top for metal lifeboats and § 160.035–12 for additional tests required for F.R.P. of 2 feet of water without showing lifeboats. Also, the manufacturer shall leakage or permanent deformation. provide the necessary tools and facili- (iii) The plastic fuel tanks shall be ties required to conduct the tests. The tested by a static head above the tank Coast Guard shall have the right to re- top of 10 feet of water without showing quire such other additional tests as leakage or permanent deformation. reasonably may be deemed necessary, (c) Marking. (1) A corrosion resistant either with the completed boat or com- nameplate shall be affixed at the bow ponent parts, depending upon the par- of each lifeboat on which is stamped ticular construction methods and ma- the name of the manufacturer, serial terials used by the builder, or any un- number, approval number, dimensions usual conditions or circumstances of the lifeboat, cubic capacity, buoy- which may arise during the construc- ancy capacity, net weight of the boat tion or testing. in Condition A and Condition B, the (c) At the time that the tests are suc- number of persons for which the life- cessfully completed, the manufacturer boat is approved, together with the Ma- shall present to the marine inspector rine Inspection Office identification four corrected copies of the plans noted letters, the date, and the letters in paragraph (a) of this section, includ- U.S.C.G. Condition A includes buoyancy ing any corrections, changes, or addi- and water tanks and provision stowage tions which may have been found nec- compartments but no equipment, pro- essary during construction or testing. visions, water or persons. Condition B If the manufacturer desires more than includes full required provisions and one set of approved plans, additional equipment, persons allowed at 10 cubic copies shall be submitted at that time. feet or by seating test whichever is less (d) Upon receipt of corrected draw- at 165 pounds and 3 quarts of water (6.25 ings and satisfactory test reports, the Commandant will issue a certificate of pounds)—per person. approval. No change shall be made in [CGFR 65–9, 30 FR 11467, Sept. 8, 1965, as the design or construction without amended by CGD 72–133R, 37 FR 17040, Aug. first receiving permission of the Com- 24, 1972; CGD 75–186, 41 FR 10437, Mar. 11, 1976] mandant via the Commander of the

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Coast Guard District in which the life- tions of manufacture affecting their boat is built. appearance or that may affect their serviceability. Subpart 160.036—Hand-Held (c) Construction. The exterior case of Rocket-Propelled Parachute the cartridge shall be made of a suit- Red Flare Distress Signals able metal and shall protect against the entrance of moisture. The construction shall be such that the para- SOURCE: CGD 76–048a and 76–048b, 44 FR chute and pyrotechnic candle will be 73081, Dec. 17, 1979, unless otherwise noted. expelled at approximately the max- § 160.036–1 Incorporation by reference. imum altitude reached. (d) Performance. Signals shall meet (a) The following is incorporated by all of the inspection and test require- reference into this subpart: ments contained in § 160.036–4. (1) ‘‘The Universal Color Language’’ and ‘‘The Color Names Dictionary’’ in § 160.036–4 Approval and production Color: Universal Language and Dic- tests. tionary of Names, National Bureau of (a) Approval tests. The manufacturer Standards Special Publication 440, De- must produce a lot of at least 100 sig- cember 1976. (b) NBS Special Publication 440 may nals from which samples must be taken be obtained by ordering from the Su- for testing for approval under § 160.036– perintendent of Documents, U.S. Gov- 7. The approval tests are the oper- ernment Printing Office, Washington, ational tests and technical tests in DC 20402 (Order by SD Catalog No. paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section. C13.10:440). The approval tests must be conducted (c) Approval to incorporate by ref- by an independent laboratory accepted erence the material listed in this sec- by the Commandant under § 159.010 of tion was obtained from the director of this chapter. the Federal Register on November 1, (b) Production inspections and tests. 1979. The material is on file in the Fed- Production inspections and tests of eral Register library. each lot of signals produced must be conducted under the procedures in § 160.036–2 Type. § 159.007 of this chapter. Signals from a (a) Handheld rocket-propelled para- rejected lot must not be represented as chute red flare distress signals speci- meeting this Subpart or as being ap- fied by this subpart shall be of one type proved by the Coast Guard. If the man- which shall consist essentially of a ufacturer identifies the cause of the re- completely self-contained device which jection of a lot of signals, the signals in can be fired from the hand to provide a the lot may be reworked by the manu- rocket-propelled parachute red flare facturer to correct the problem. Sam- distress signal. ples from the rejected lot must be re- (b) [Reserved] tested in order to be accepted. Records shall be kept of the reasons for rejec- § 160.036–3 Materials, workmanship, tion, the reworking performed on the construction and performance re- rejected lot, and the results of the sec- quirements. ond test. (a) Materials. The materials used in (1) Lot size. For the purposes of sam- handheld rocket-propelled parachute pling the production of signals, a lot red flare distress signals shall conform must consist of not more than 30,000 strictly to the specifications and draw- signals. Lots must be numbered seri- ings submitted by the manufacturer ally by the manufacturer. A new lot and approved by the Commandant. In must be started with: general, all exposed parts shall be cor- (i) Any change in construction de- rosion-resistant or properly protected tails, against corrosion. (ii) Any changes in sources of raw (b) Workmanship. Handheld rocket- materials, or propelled parachute red flare distress (iii) The start of production on a new signals shall be of first class workman- production line or on a previously dis- ship and shall be free from imperfec- continued production line.

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