33 CFR § 144.01-40 - Emergency communications equipment.

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title: "33 CFR § 144.01-40 - Emergency communications equipment."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "144.01-40"
section_name: "Emergency communications equipment."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_number: "144"
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# 144.01-40 Emergency communications equipment.

On manned platforms means of communication by radio and/or wire telephone shall be provided for contacting the shore or vessels in the vicinity for aid in the event of an emergency.

[CGFR 56-4, 21 FR 903, Feb. 9, 1956]