33 CFR 150.504 - When must the operator service and examine lifeboat and rescue boat launching appliances?

Regulations last checked for updates: May 05, 2025

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Apr 29, 2025

View all text of Subpart F [§ 150.500 - § 150.555]

§ 150.504 - When must the operator service and examine lifeboat and rescue boat launching appliances?

(a) The operator must service launching appliances for lifeboats and rescue boats at intervals recommended in the manufacturer's instructions under § 150.502(a), or according to the deepwater port's planned maintenance program under § 150.502(b).

(b) The operator must thoroughly examine launching appliances for lifeboats and rescue boats at intervals of not more than 5 years. Upon completion of the examination, the operator must subject the winch brakes of the launching appliance to a dynamic test.

authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6), (m)(2), 1509(a); 46 U.S.C. 70034; E.O. 12777, sec. 2; E.O. 13286, sec. 34, 68 FR 10619; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1

source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 33 CFR 150.504