46 CFR 133.120
§ 133.120 Launching stations.
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- 46 CFR 133.120, § 133.120 Launching stations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228014
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(a) Each launching station must be positioned to ensure safe launching with clearance from—
(1) The propeller; and
(2) The steeply overhanging portions of the hull.
(b) Each survival craft must be launched down the straight side of the OSV.
(c) Each launching station in the forward part of the OSV must—
(1) Be located aft of the collision bulkhead in a sheltered position; and
(2) Have a launching appliance approved as being of sufficient strength for forward installation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.