46 CFR 131.865
§ 131.865 Inflatable liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatus.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 131.865, § 131.865 Inflatable liferafts and inflatable buoyant apparatus, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227950
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The number of the inflatable liferaft or inflatable buoyant apparatus and the number of persons it is approved for must be marked or painted, in a conspicuous place in the immediate vicinity of each raft and each apparatus, in letters and numbers at least 38 millimeters (1- 1/2 inches) high and in a color contrasting to that of the raft or apparatus. Each raft or apparatus stowed on the side of a vessel must be numbered like a liferaft in compliance with § 199.178 (c) and (d) of this chapter. No letters or numbers may go on the liferaft or on the container of the apparatus.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.