Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 15, 2026

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Jan 15, 2026
§ 160.135-1 - Scope.

This subpart prescribes standards, tests, and procedures for seeking Coast Guard approval of a lifeboat.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103,3306,3703,4302; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4
cite as: 46 CFR 160.135-1