46 CFR § 199.240 - Muster stations.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s199.240"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 199.240 - Muster stations."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "199.240"
section_name: "Muster stations."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "W"
subchapter_name: "LIFESAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS"
part_number: "199"
part_name: "LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "199"
---


# 199.240 Muster stations.

Each passenger vessel must, in addition to meeting the requirements of § 199.110, have muster stations that—

(a) Are near the embarkation stations, unless a muster station is also an embarkation station;

(b) Permit ready access to the embarkation station, unless a muster station is also an embarkation station; and

(c) Have sufficient room to marshal and instruct passengers and special personnel.