46 CFR § 108.520 - Type of survival craft.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s108.520"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 108.520 - Type of survival craft."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "108.520"
section_name: "Type of survival craft."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I-A"
subchapter_name: "A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS"
part_number: "108"
part_name: "DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3102, 3306; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "108"
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# 108.520 Type of survival craft.
(a) Each lifeboat must be a fire-protected lifeboat approved under approval series 160.035. A lifeboat of aluminum construction in the hull or canopy must be protected in its stowage position by a water spray system meeting the requirements of part 34, subpart 34.25 of this chapter.
(b) Each inflatable liferaft must be approved under approval series 160.151. Each rigid liferaft must be approved under approval series 160.118. Each liferaft must have a capacity of six persons or more.
[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25291, May 20, 1996, as amended by USCG-2006-25697, 71 FR 55746, Sept. 25, 2006]