46 CFR §108.595
- (a)Radio lifesaving appliances. Radio lifesaving appliance installations and arrangements must meet the requirements of 47 CFR part 80.
- (b)Distress flares. Each unit must—
- (1)Carry not less than 12 rocket parachute flares approved under approval series 160.136; and
- (2)Stow the flares in a portable watertight container carried on the navigating bridge, or if the unit does not have a bridge, in the control room.