CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS (parts 107 to 109) > PART 108—DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT > SUBPART E—Lifesaving Equipment (§108.500 to §108.597) > 108.595—Communications.

108.595—Communications.

(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.