Miscellaneous lifesaving requirements are summarized in Table 141.370 of this section. Equipment requirements are based on the area in which a towing vessel is operating, not the route for which it is certificated.
Table 141.370—Miscellaneous Lifesaving Equipment
Equipment
(46 CFR section)
| Area of operation
|
|---|
Limited
geographic area
| Rivers
| Great Lakes and lakes, bays, and sounds as defined in § 136.110
| Coastwise and ltd. coastwise
| Oceans
|
|---|
| ≤3 miles from shore
| ≤3 miles from shore
| ≤3 miles from shore
| >3 miles from shore
|
|---|
| Visual Distress Signals (§ 141.375) | 3 day and 3 night | 3 day and 3 night | 3 day and 3 night | 6 day and 6 night | 3 day and 3 night | 6 day and 6 night | 6 day and 6 night.
|
| EPIRBs (§ 141.380) | | | | 1
1 | 1− | 1 | 1
|
| Line Throwing Appliances (§ 141.385) | | | | | | 1− | 1
|
source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 141.370