CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER W—LIFESAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS (parts 199 to 199) > PART 199—LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS > SUBPART B—Requirements for All Vessels (§199.60 to §199.190) > 199.140—Stowage of rescue boats.

199.140—Stowage of rescue boats.

(a) General. Rescue boats must be stowed—
(1) To be ready for launching in not more than 5 minutes.
(2) In a position suitable for launching and recovery;
(3) In a way that neither the rescue boat nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the operation of any survival craft at any other launching station; and
(4) If it is also a lifeboat, in compliance with the requirements of § 199.130.
(b) Each rescue boat must have a means provided for recharging the rescue boat batteries from the vessel's power supply at a supply voltage not exceeding 50 volts.
(c) Each inflated rescue boat must be kept fully inflated at all times.
[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52819, Oct. 1, 1998]