46 CFR 131.330
§ 131.330 Emergency instructions.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 131.330, § 131.330 Emergency instructions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227899
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the master of each vessel shall prepare and post durable emergency-instruction placards in conspicuous locations accessible to the crew members and offshore workers.
(b) The instruction placards must contain the recommended “Emergency Instructions” listed in § 131.340 that, in the judgment of the cognizant OCMI, apply. The placards must be further designed to address the equipment, arrangement, and operation peculiar to each vessel.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.