46 CFR 141.370 - Miscellaneous life saving requirements for towing vessels.

Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 18, 2024

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Oct 15, 2024

View all text of Subpart C [§ 141.305 - § 141.385]

§ 141.370 - Miscellaneous life saving requirements for towing vessels.

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
	Limited geographic area	Rivers	≤3 miles from shore	≤3 miles from shore	≤3 miles from shore	>3 miles from shore	Oceans
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

¹ Great Lakes service only.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103,3301,3306,3308,3316,8104,8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 0170.1

source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 141.370