46 CFR 133.140
§ 133.140 Stowage of rescue boats.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 133.140, § 133.140 Stowage of rescue boats, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228017
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(a) Rescue boats must be stowed as follows:
(1) Each rescue boat must be ready for launching in not more than 5 minutes.
(2) Each rescue boat must be in a position suitable for launching and recovery.
(3) Each rescue boat must be stowed in a way that neither the rescue boat nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the operation of any survival craft at any other launching station.
(b) Each rescue boat must be provided a means for recharging the rescue boat batteries from the OSV's power supply at a supply voltage not exceeding 50 volts.
(c) Each inflated rescue boat must be kept fully inflated at all times.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.