46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–12 Edition) § 169.525
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§ 169.525 46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–12 Edition) this section is determined by the com- TABLE 169.527—Continued bined capacity of the group of life Exposed and floats. Letter identification and item partially pro- Protected (6) Each life float, as stowed, must be tected waters waters capable of easy launching. Life floats e—Compass and mounting ....... 1 None weighing over 400 pounds must not re- f—Ditty bag ................................ 1 None quire lifting before launching. g—Drinking cup ......................... 1 None (7) Life floats must be secured to the h—Fire extinguisher (motor-pro- vessel only by a painter and lashings pelled lifeboats only) .............. 2 2 i—First-aid kit ............................ 1 None that can be easily released or by hy- j—Flashlight ............................... 1 None draulic releases. They must not be k—Hatchet ................................. 2 1 stowed in more than four tiers. When l—Heaving line .......................... 2 None stowed in tiers, the separate units m—Jackknife ............................. 1 None n—Ladder, lifeboat, gunwale .... 1 None must be kept apart by spacers. o—Lantern ................................. 1 1 (8) There must be means to prevent p—Lifeline .................................. 1 1 shifting. q—Life preservers ..................... 2 2 (e) Hydraulic Releases. Each hydraulic r—Locker ................................... 1 None s—Mast and sail (oar-propelled release used in the installation of any lifeboats only) ......................... 1 None inflatable liferaft or life float must t—Matches (boxes) ................... 2 1 meet subpart 160.062 of this chapter. u—Mirror, signaling ................... 2 None v—Oars (units) .......................... 1 1 EQUIPMENT FOR PRIMARY LIFESAVING w—Oil, illuminating (quarts) ...... 1 None x—Oil, storm, (gallons) .............. 1 None APPARATUS y—Painter .................................. 2 1 z—Plug ...................................... 1 1 § 169.525 General. aa—Provisions (per person) ...... 2 None (a) Equipment for primary lifesaving bb—Rowlocks (units) ................. 1 1 cc—Rudder and tiller ................. 1 None apparatus must kept in good condition. dd—Sea anchor ........................ 1 None (b) Lifeboats, inflatable liferafts and ee—Signals, distress, floating lifefloats must be fully equipped before orange smoke ........................ 2 None the vessel is navigated and throughout ff—Signals, distress, red hand flare (units) ............................. 1 None the voyage. gg—Signals, distress, red para- (c) No person may stow in any life- chute flare (units) ................... 1 None boat, inflatable liferaft, or lifefloat any hh—Tool kit (motor-propelled article not required by this subpart un- lifeboats only) ......................... 1 1 ii—Water (quarts per person) .... 3 None less the article is authorized by the jj—Whistle, signaling ................. 1 None OCMI, in good working order, and prop- kk—Fishing kit ........................... 1 None erly stowed so as not to reduce the ll—Cover, protecting .................. 1 None seating capacity, the space available to mm—Signals, lifesaving ............ 1 None the occupants, or adversely affect the seaworthiness of the livesaving appa- § 169.529 Description of lifeboat equip- ratus. ment. (d) Loose equipment, except (a) Bailer. The bailer must have a lan- boathooks in lifeboats, must be se- yard attached and must be of sufficient curely attached to the lifesaving appli- size and suitable for bailing. ance to which it belongs. (b) Bilge pump. Bilge pumps must be approved under subpart 160.044 of this § 169.527 Required equipment for life- chapter. They must be of the size given boats. in Table 169.529(b) depending upon the Lifeboats must be equipped in ac- capacity of the lifeboat as determined cordance with Table 169.527. This equip- by the six-tenths rule as described in ment is described in § 169.529. § 160.035–9(b) of this chapter. TABLE 169.527 TABLE 169.529(b) Exposed and Capacity of lifeboat, cubic feet Letter identification and item Protected partially pro- waters Bilge pump size tected waters Over— Not over— a—Bailer .................................... 1 None 330 1 b—Bilge pump ........................... 1 None 330 700 2 c—Boathooks ............................ 2 1 700 .............................. 3 d—Bucket .................................. 2 1 54 VerDate Mar<15>2010 11:05 Nov 21, 2012 Jkt 226202 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\226202.XXX 226202 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with CFR Coast Guard, DHS § 169.529 (c) Boathooks. Boathooks must be of ference. It must remain buoyant after the single hook ballpoint type. Boat- being submerged for 24 hours. hook handles must be of clear grained (m) Jackknife. The jackknife must be white ash, or equivalent, and of a approved under subpart 160.043 of this length and diameter as given in Table chapter. 169.529(c). (n) Ladder, lifeboat gunwale. The life- boat gunwale ladder must consist of 3 TABLE 169.529(c) flat wood steps with cut outs for hand Length of lifeboat, feet Boathook handles holds. The steps must be spaced 12 5 Diameter, inches apart and fastened with ⁄8 inch Over— Not over— inches Length, feet diameter manila rope or equivalent. Each rope end must be tied inside the 23 1.50 8 23 29 1.75 10 lifeboat at about amidships with the 29 2 12 ladder stowed on top of the side bench- es and ready for immediate use. (d) Bucket. Each bucket must be of (o) Lantern. The lantern must con- heavy gage galvanized iron, or other tain sufficient oil to burn for at least 9 suitable corrosion-resistant metal, of hours, and be ready for immediate use. not less than 2-gallon capacity, and In totally enclosed lifeboats, an inte- must have a 6-foot lanyard of 12-thread rior lighting system may be used in manila or equivalent attached. lieu of a lantern. (e) Compass and mounting. The com- (p) Lifeline. The lifeline must be prop- pass and mounting must be of an ap- erly secured to both sides of the life- proved type. boat along its entire length, festooned (f) Ditty bag. The ditty bag must con- in bights not longer than 3 feet, with a sist of a canvas bag or equivalent and must contain a sailmaker’s palm, nee- seine float in each bight. The float may dles, sail twine, marline, and marline be omitted if the line is of an inher- spike. ently buoyant material and absorbs lit- (g) Drinking cups. Drinking cups must tle or no water. The lifeline must be of be enamel coated or plastic, graduated a size and strength not less than 3⁄8- in milliliters or ounces, and provided inch diameter manila. The bights must with lanyards 3 feet in length. hang to within 12 inches of the water (h) Fire extinguishers. Each fire extin- when the lifeboat is light. guisher must be an approved Type B-C, (q) Life preservers. Life preservers Size I. One must be attached to each must be of an approved type. These end of the lifeboat. preservers are in addition to those re- (i) First-aid kit. The first-aid kit must quired by § 169.539 of this chapter. be approved under subpart 160.041 of (r) Locker. The locker must be suit- this chapter. able for the storage and preservation of (j) Flashlights. Each flashlight must the small items of equipment required be approved under § 94.20–15(j) of this under § 169.527. chapter. Three spare cells (or one 3-cell (s) Mast and sail. A unit, consisting of battery) and two spare bulbs, stowed in a standing lug sail together with the a watertight container, must be pro- necessary spars and rigging, must be vided with each flashlight. Batteries provided in accordance with Table must be replaced yearly during the an- 169.529(s). The sails must be of good nual stripping, clearing, and overhaul quality canvas, or other material ac- of the lifeboat. ceptable to the Commandant, colored (k) Hatchets. Hatchets must be ap- Indian Orange (Cable No. 70072, Stand- proved under subpart 160.013 of this chapter. They must be attached to the ard Color Card of America). Rigging lifeboat by individual lanyards and be must consist of galvanized wire rope readily available for use, one at each not less than three-sixteenths inch in end of the lifeboat. diameter. The mast and sail must be (l) Heaving line. The heaving line protected by a suitable cover. must be of adequate strength, 10 fath- oms in length, and 1 inch in circum- 55 VerDate Mar<15>2010 11:05 Nov 21, 2012 Jkt 226202 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\226202.XXX 226202 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with CFR pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with CFR VerDate Mar<15>2010 11:05 Nov 21,2012 Jkt226202 PO00000 Frm00066 Fmt8010 Sfmt8010 Y:\SGML\226202.XXX 226202 § 169.529 TABLE 169.529(s) Length of lifeboat, Standing lug sail Com- Mast 1 Yard 1 feet mer- Luff and head cial Length Length lengths Leach length Foot length Clew to throat Ounces des- Area, per igna- Diame- Diame- Over— Not square square tion ter, ter, over— feet Feet Inches Feet Inches Feet Inches Feet Inches yard num- Feet Inches inches Feet Inches inches ber 17 58 5 11 12 1 8 10 10 10 14.35 10 11 2 3 6 11 2 17 19 74 6 8 13 8 10 0 12 2 14.35 10 12 6 3 7 8 2 19 21 93 7 5 15 1 11 2 13 8 14.35 10 13 10 31⁄2 8 5 21⁄2 21 23 113 8 3 16 11 12 4 15 1 14.35 10 15 2 31⁄2 9 3 21⁄2 23 25 135 9 0 18 6 13 6 16 6 14.35 10 16 6 4 10 0 3 25 27 158 9 9 20 0 14 7 17 10 17.50 8 17 10 4 10 9 3 27 29 181 10 5 21 5 15 7 19 1 17.50 8 19 2 41⁄2 11 5 31⁄4 29 31 203 11 0 22 8 16 6 20 3 20.74 6 20 6 41⁄2 12 0 31⁄4 31 2 1 Mast lengths measured from heel to center of upper halyard sheave.