46 CFR 122.516
§ 122.516 Life jacket placards.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 122.516, § 122.516 Life jacket placards, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227685
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(a) Placards containing instructions for the donning and use of the life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers.
(b) Life jacket placards must be posted in each passenger cabin or stateroom on a vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers.
(c) If the cognizant OCMI determines that there is no suitable mounting surface aboard the vessel, the life jacket placards need not be posted but must be carried aboard the vessel and be available to the crew and passengers for familiarization.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.