46 C.F.R. § 28.145 Distress signals.
Title 46 - Shipping
Except as provided by 28.305, each vessel must be equipped with the distress signals specified in table 28.145. [CGD 88–079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, as amended at 60 FR 48048, Sept. 18, 1995; USCG-2000–7790, 65 FR 58458, Sept. 29, 2000]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 28—REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS
Subpart B—Requirements for All Vessels
§ 28.145 Distress signals.
Table 28.145_Distress Signals------------------------------------------------------------------------ Area Devices required------------------------------------------------------------------------Ocean, more than 50 miles from coastline.. 3 parachute flares, approval series 160.136; plus 6 hand flares, approval series 160.121; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 160.122.Ocean, 3-50 miles from the coastline; or 3 parachute flares, approval more than 3 miles from the coastline on series 160.136, or 160.036; the Great Lakes. plus 6 hand flares, approval series 160.121 or 160.021; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 160.122, 160.022, or 160.037.Coastal waters, excluding the Great Lakes; Night visual distress or within 3 miles of the coastline on the signals consisting of one Great Lakes. electric distress light, approval series 161.013 or 3 approved flares; plus Day visual distress signals consisting of one distress flag, approval series 160.072, or 3 approved flares, or 3 approved smoke signals.\1\------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ If flares are carried, the same 3 flares may be counted toward meeting both the day and night requirement.
