Part 160 — Lifesaving Equipment
Subpart 160.010 — Buoyant Apparatus for Merchant Vessels
- § 160.010-1— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.010-2— Definitions.
- § 160.010-3— Inflatable buoyant apparatus.
- § 160.010-4— General requirements for buoyant apparatus.
- § 160.010-5— Buoyant apparatus with plastic foam buoyancy.
- § 160.010-6— Capacity of buoyant apparatus.
- § 160.010-7— Methods of sampling, inspections and tests.
- § 160.010-8— Nameplate and marking.
- § 160.010-9— Procedure for approval.
- § 160.010-10— Independent laboratory.
Subpart 160.016 — Lamps, Safety, Flame, for Merchant Vessels
Subpart 160.017 — Chain Ladder
Subpart 160.021 — Hand Red Flare Distress Signals
Subpart 160.022 — Floating Orange Smoke Distress Signals (5 Minutes)
Subpart 160.023 — Hand Combination Flare and Smoke Distress Signals
Subpart 160.024 — Pistol-Projected Parachute Red Flare Distress Signals
Subpart 160.027 — Life Floats for Merchant Vessels
Subpart 160.028 — Signal Pistols for Red Flare Distress Signals
Subpart 160.031 — Line-Throwing Appliance, Shoulder Gun Type (and Equipment)
- § 160.031-1— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.031-2— Type and size.
- § 160.031-3— Materials, construction, workmanship, and performance requirements.
- § 160.031-4— Equipment for shoulder gun type line-throwing appliance.
- § 160.031-5— Approval and production tests.
- § 160.031-6— Marking.
- § 160.031-7— Procedure for approval.
Subpart 160.036 — Hand-Held Rocket-Propelled Parachute Red Flare Distress Signals
Subpart 160.037 — Hand Orange Smoke Distress Signals
Subpart 160.038 — Magazine Chests, Portable, for Merchant Vessels
Subpart 160.040 — Line-Throwing Appliance, Impulse-Projected Rocket Type (and Equipment)
- § 160.040-1— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.040-2— Type and size.
- § 160.040-3— Materials, construction, workmanship, and performance requirements.
- § 160.040-4— Equipment for impulse-projected rocket type line-throwing appliance.
- § 160.040-5— Approval and production tests.
- § 160.040-6— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.040-7— Procedure for approval.
Subpart 160.042 — Skids, Liferaft, for Merchant Vessels
Subpart 160.045 — Recreational Throwable PFDs
- § 160.045-1— Scope.
- § 160.045-3— Definitions.
- § 160.045-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.045-7— Design, construction, and performance of throwable PFDs.
- § 160.045-9— Approval procedures for throwable PFDs.
- § 160.045-11— Recognized laboratory.
- § 160.045-13— Approval inspections and tests.
- § 160.045-15— Production inspections, tests, and quality control of throwable PFDs.
- § 160.045-17— Marking and Labeling.
- § 160.045-21— PFD manuals.
- § 160.045-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
- § 160.045-25— Suspension or termination of approval.
Subpart 160.046 — Emergency Provisions
Subpart 160.049 — Specification for a Buoyant Cushion Plastic Foam
Subpart 160.050 — Specification for a Buoy, Life Ring, Unicellular Plastic
Subpart 160.051 — Inflatable Liferafts for Domestic Service
- § 160.051-1— Scope.
- § 160.051-3— Definitions.
- § 160.051-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.051-7— Design and performance of Coastal Service inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.051-9— Design and performance of A and B inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.051-11— Equipment required for Coastal Service inflatable liferafts.
Subpart 160.053 — Work Vests, Unicellular Plastic Foam
Subpart 160.055 — Life Preservers, Unicellular Plastic Foam, Adult and Child, for Merchant Vessels
- § 160.055-1— Scope.
- § 160.055-3— Definitions.
- § 160.055-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.055-11— Independent laboratory.
- § 160.055-15— Production inspections, tests, and quality control of life preservers.
- § 160.055-19— Pamphlet or Placard.
- § 160.055-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
- § 160.055-25— Suspension or termination of approval.
Subpart 160.056 — Rescue Boat
Subpart 160.057 — Floating Orange Smoke Distress Signals (15 Minutes)
Subpart 160.058 — Desalter Kits, Sea Water, for Merchant Vessels
Subpart 160.060 — Specification for a Buoyant Vest, Unicellular Polyethylene Foam, Adult and Child
- § 160.060-1— Scope.
- § 160.060-3— Definitions.
- § 160.060-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.060-11— Independent laboratory.
- § 160.060-15— Production inspections, tests, and quality control.
- § 160.060-19— Pamphlet or placard.
- § 160.060-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
- § 160.060-25— Suspension or termination of approval.
Subpart 160.062 — Releases. Lifesaving Equipment, Hydraulic and Manual
- § 160.062-1— Applicable specifications, and referenced material.
- § 160.062-2— Types.
- § 160.062-3— Materials, construction, workmanship, and performance requirements.
- § 160.062-4— Inspections and tests.
- § 160.062-5— Markings.
- § 160.062-6— Procedure for approval.
- § 160.062-7— Procedures for acceptance of repair facility.
- § 160.062-8— Procedures for acceptance of testing facility.
Subpart 160.064 — Marine Buoyant Devices
- § 160.064-1— Scope.
- § 160.064-3— Definitions.
- § 160.064-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.064-11— Recognized laboratory.
- § 160.064-15— Production inspections, tests, and quality control of PFDs.
- § 160.064-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
- § 160.064-25— Suspension or termination of approval.
Subpart 160.066 — Distress Signal for Boats, Red Aerial Pyrotechnic Flare
- § 160.066-1— Type.
- § 160.066-5— Design, construction, and manufacturing requirements.
- § 160.066-7— Performance requirements.
- § 160.066-9— Labeling.
- § 160.066-10— Expiration date.
- § 160.066-11— Approval procedures.
- § 160.066-12— Operational tests.
- § 160.066-13— Technical tests.
- § 160.066-15— Production testing.
Subpart 160.072 — Distress Signals for Boats, Orange Flag
Subpart 160.073 — Float-Free Link or Life Floats and Buoyant Apparatus
Subpart 160.076 — Inflatable Recreational Personal Flotation Devices
- § 160.076-1— Scope.
- § 160.076-3— Definitions.
- § 160.076-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.076-9— Conditional approval.
- § 160.076-15— Suspension or termination of approval.
- § 160.076-17— Approval of design or material changes.
- § 160.076-19— Recognized laboratories.
- § 160.076-29— Production oversight.
- § 160.076-31— Production tests and examinations.
- § 160.076-33— Manufacturer records.
- § 160.076-35— Information pamphlet or placard.
- § 160.076-37— Owner's manual.
- § 160.076-39— Marking.
Subpart 160.115 — Launching Appliances—Winches
- § 160.115-1— Scope.
- § 160.115-3— Definitions.
- § 160.115-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.115-7— Design, construction, and performance of winches.
- § 160.115-9— Preapproval review.
- § 160.115-13— Approval inspections and tests for prototype winches.
- § 160.115-15— Production inspections, tests, quality control, and conformance of winches.
- § 160.115-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.115-19— Operating instructions and information for the ship's training manual.
- § 160.115-21— Operation and maintenance instructions.
- § 160.115-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
Subpart 160.132 — Launching Appliances—Davits
- § 160.132-1— Scope.
- § 160.132-3— Definitions.
- § 160.132-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.132-7— Design, construction, and performance of davits.
- § 160.132-9— Preapproval review.
- § 160.132-13— Approval inspections and tests for prototype davits.
- § 160.132-15— Production inspections, tests, quality control, and conformance of davits.
- § 160.132-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.132-19— Operating instructions and information for the ship's training manual.
- § 160.132-21— Operation and maintenance instructions.
- § 160.132-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
Subpart 160.133 — Release Mechanisms for Lifeboats and Rescue Boats
- § 160.133-1— Scope.
- § 160.133-3— Definitions.
- § 160.133-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.133-7— Design, construction, and performance of release mechanisms.
- § 160.133-9— Preapproval review.
- § 160.133-13— Approval inspections and tests for prototype release mechanisms.
- § 160.133-15— Production inspections, tests, quality control, and conformance of release mechanisms.
- § 160.133-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.133-19— Operating instructions and information for the ship's training manual.
- § 160.133-21— Operation and maintenance instructions.
- § 160.133-23— Procedure for approval of design, material, or construction change.
Subpart 160.135 — Lifeboats
- § 160.135-1— Scope.
- § 160.135-3— Definitions.
- § 160.135-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.135-7— Design, construction, and performance of lifeboats.
- § 160.135-9— Preapproval review.
- § 160.135-11— Fabrication of prototype lifeboats for approval.
- § 160.135-13— Approval inspections and tests for prototype lifeboats.
- § 160.135-15— Production inspections, tests, quality control, and conformance of lifeboats.
- § 160.135-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.135-19— Operating instructions and information for the ship's training manual.
- § 160.135-21— Operation and maintenance instructions.
- § 160.135-23— Procedure for approval of design, material, or construction change.
Subpart 160.151 — Inflatable Liferafts (SOLAS)
- § 160.151-1— Scope.
- § 160.151-3— Definitions.
- § 160.151-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.151-7— Construction of inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.151-9— Independent laboratory.
- § 160.151-11— Approval procedure.
- § 160.151-13— Fabrication of prototype inflatable liferafts for approval.
- § 160.151-15— Design and performance of inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.151-17— Additional requirements for design and performance of SOLAS A and SOLAS B inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.151-21— Equipment required for SOLAS A and SOLAS B inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.151-25— Additional equipment for inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.151-27— Approval inspections and tests for inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.151-29— Additional approval tests for SOLAS A and SOLAS B inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.151-31— Production inspections and tests of inflatable liferafts.
- § 160.151-33— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.151-35— Servicing.
- § 160.151-37— Servicing manual.
- § 160.151-39— Training of servicing technicians.
- § 160.151-41— Approval of servicing facilities.
- § 160.151-43— Conditions at servicing facilities.
- § 160.151-45— Equipment required for servicing facilities.
- § 160.151-47— Requirements for owners or operators of servicing facilities.
- § 160.151-49— Approval of servicing facilities at remote sites.
- § 160.151-51— Notice of approval.
- § 160.151-53— Notice to OCMI of servicing.
- § 160.151-55— Withdrawal of approval.
- § 160.151-57— Servicing procedure.
- § 160.151-59— Operating instructions and information for the ship's training manual.
- § 160.151-61— Maintenance instructions.
Subpart 160.156 — Rescue Boats and Fast Rescue Boats (SOLAS)
- § 160.156-1— Scope.
- § 160.156-3— Definitions.
- § 160.156-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.156-7— Design, construction and performance of rescue boats and fast rescue boats.
- § 160.156-9— Preapproval review.
- § 160.156-11— Fabrication of prototype rescue boats and fast rescue boats for approval.
- § 160.156-13— Approval inspections and tests for prototype rescue boats and fast rescue boats.
- § 160.156-15— Production inspections, tests, quality control, and conformance of rescue boats and fast rescue boats.
- § 160.156-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.156-19— Operating instructions and information for the ship's training manual.
- § 160.156-21— Operation and maintenance instructions.
- § 160.156-23— Procedure for approval of design, material, or construction change.
Subpart 160.170 — Davit-Launched Liferaft Automatic Release Hooks (SOLAS)
- § 160.170-1— Scope.
- § 160.170-3— Definitions.
- § 160.170-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.170-7— Design, construction, and performance of automatic release mechanisms.
- § 160.170-9— Preapproval review.
- § 160.170-13— Approval inspections and tests for prototype automatic release mechanisms.
- § 160.170-15— Production inspections, tests, quality control, and conformance of release mechanisms.
- § 160.170-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.170-19— Operating instructions and information for the ship's training manual.
- § 160.170-21— Operation and maintenance instructions.
- § 160.170-23— Procedure for approval of design, material, or construction change.
Subpart 160.171 — Immersion Suits
- § 160.171-1— Scope.
- § 160.171-3— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.171-5— Independent laboratory.
- § 160.171-7— Approval procedures.
- § 160.171-9— Construction.
- § 160.171-11— Performance.
- § 160.171-13— Storage case.
- § 160.171-15— Instructions.
- § 160.171-17— Approval testing for adult size immersion suit.
- § 160.171-19— Approval testing for child size immersion suit.
- § 160.171-23— Marking.
- § 160.171-25— Production testing.
Subpart 160.174 — Thermal Protective Aids
- § 160.174-1— Scope.
- § 160.174-3— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.174-5— Independent laboratory.
- § 160.174-7— Approval procedures.
- § 160.174-9— Construction.
- § 160.174-11— Performance.
- § 160.174-13— Storage case.
- § 160.174-15— Instructions.
- § 160.174-17— Approval testing.
- § 160.174-23— Marking.
- § 160.174-25— Production testing.
Subpart 160.176 — Inflatable Lifejackets
- § 160.176-1— Scope.
- § 160.176-2— Application.
- § 160.176-3— Definitions.
- § 160.176-4— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.176-5— Approval procedures.
- § 160.176-6— Procedure for approval of design or material revision.
- § 160.176-7— Independent laboratories.
- § 160.176-8— Materials.
- § 160.176-9— Construction.
- § 160.176-11— Performance.
- § 160.176-13— Approval Tests.
- § 160.176-15— Production tests and inspections.
- § 160.176-17— Manufacturer records.
- § 160.176-19— Servicing.
- § 160.176-21— User manuals.
- § 160.176-23— Marking.
Subpart 160.255 — Commercial Lifejackets
- § 160.255-1— Scope.
- § 160.255-3— Definitions.
- § 160.255-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.255-7— Design, construction, and performance of lifejackets.
- § 160.255-9— Approval procedures for lifejackets.
- § 160.255-11— Recognized laboratory.
- § 160.255-13— Approval inspections and tests.
- § 160.255-15— Production inspections, tests, and quality control of lifejackets.
- § 160.255-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.255-19— Placard.
- § 160.255-21— Lifejacket manuals.
- § 160.255-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
- § 160.255-25— Suspension or termination of approval.
- § 160.255-27— Servicing for fully and partially inflatable lifejackets.
Subpart 160.264 — Wearable Recreational Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
- § 160.264-1— Scope.
- § 160.264-3— Definitions.
- § 160.264-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.264-7— Design, construction, and performance of PFDs.
- § 160.264-9— Approval procedures for PFDs.
- § 160.264-11— Recognized laboratory.
- § 160.264-13— Approval inspections and tests.
- § 160.264-15— Production inspections, tests, and quality control of PFDs.
- § 160.264-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.264-19— Placard.
- § 160.264-21— PFD manuals.
- § 160.264-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
- § 160.264-25— Suspension or termination of approval.
Subpart 160.276 — Wearable Recreational Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices
- § 160.276-1— Scope.
- § 160.276-3— Definitions.
- § 160.276-5— Incorporation by reference.
- § 160.276-7— Design, construction, and performance of inflatable PFDs.
- § 160.276-9— Approval procedures for PFDs.
- § 160.276-11— Recognized laboratory.
- § 160.276-13— Approval inspections and tests.
- § 160.276-15— Production inspections, tests, and quality control of PFDs.
- § 160.276-17— Marking and labeling.
- § 160.276-19— Placard.
- § 160.276-21— PFD manuals.
- § 160.276-23— Procedure for approval of design or material change.
- § 160.276-25— Suspension or termination of approval.