33 CFR § 149.314 - What are the approval and stowage requirements for rescue boats?

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title: "33 CFR § 149.314 - What are the approval and stowage requirements for rescue boats?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "149.314"
section_name: "What are the approval and stowage requirements for rescue boats?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
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part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 149.314 What are the approval and stowage requirements for rescue boats?

(a) Rescue boats must be approved under approval series 160.156. A lifeboat is acceptable as a rescue boat if it also meets the requirements for a rescue boat under approval series 160.156.

(b) The stowage of rescue boats must comply with 46 CFR 108.565.