46 CFR § 160.051-9 - Design and performance of A and B inflatable liferafts.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s160.051-9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 160.051-9 - Design and performance of A and B inflatable liferafts."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "160.051-9"
section_name: "Design and performance of A and B inflatable liferafts."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "Q"
subchapter_name: "EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL"
part_number: "160"
part_name: "LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
cfr_part: "160"
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# 160.051-9 Design and performance of A and B inflatable liferafts.
To obtain Coast Guard approval, each A and B inflatable liferaft must comply with the requirements in subpart 160.151, with the following exceptions:
(a) *Capacity (IMO LSA Code chapter IV/4.1.2.1).* The carrying capacity must be not less than four persons.
(b) *Markings (IMO LSA Code, chapter IV/4.2.6.3).* The type of equipment pack must be identified as “A” or “B”, respectively, instead of “SOLAS A” or “SOLAS B”. No “SOLAS” markings may appear on the container.
[CGD 85-205, 62 FR 25546, May 9, 1997. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62975, 62976, Oct. 11, 2011]