46 CFR § 108.646 - Marking of stowage locations.

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title: "46 CFR § 108.646 - Marking of stowage locations."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "108.646"
section_name: "Marking of stowage locations."
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 108.646 Marking of stowage locations.

(a) Containers, brackets, racks, and other similar stowage locations for lifesaving equipment, must be marked with symbols in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18), indicating the devices stowed in that location for that purpose.

(b) If more than one device is stowed in that location, the number of devices must also be indicated.

(c) Survival craft should be numbered.

[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25298, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52815, Oct. 1, 1998]