A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew.
[USCG-2020-0107, 87 FR 68304, Nov. 14, 2022]
authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103,
3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2
source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 933, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 121.710