46 CFR 108.595
§ 108.595 Communications.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 108.595, § 108.595 Communications, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/226856
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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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.