46 CFR § 196.43-5 - Availability.

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title: "46 CFR § 196.43-5 - Availability."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "196.43-5"
section_name: "Availability."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS"
part_number: "196"
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# 196.43-5 Availability.

On all vessels to which this subpart applies there must be readily available to the deck officer of the watch a placard containing instructions for the use of the lifesaving signals set forth in regulation 16, chapter V, of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. These signals must be used by vessels or persons in distress when communicating with lifesaving stations and maritime rescue units.