46 C.F.R. § 199.610 Exemptions for vessels in specified services.
Title 46 - Shipping
Title 46: Shipping
PART 199—LIFESAVING SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN INSPECTED VESSELS
Subpart F—Exemptions and Alternatives for Vessels Not Subject to SOLAS
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§ 199.610 Exemptions for vessels in specified services.
(a) All vessels. Vessels operating in coastwise, Great Lakes, lakes, bays and sounds, and rivers services are exempt from requirements in subparts A through E of this part as specified in table 199.610(a) of this section.
Table 199.610(a)_Exemptions for All Vessels in Specified Services---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Service ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Section or paragraph in this part Lakes, bays, and Coastwise Great Lakes sounds Rivers----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------199.60(c): Distress signals............. (\1\) (\1\) Exempt.......... Exempt.199.70(a)(3)(iii): Lifebuoys fitted with Exempt.......... Exempt.......... Exempt.......... Exempt. smoke signals.199.70(b)(1)(i): Carriage of additional (\2\) (\2\) (\2\) (\2\) child-size lifejackets.199.70(b)(4)(i): Lifejacket lights (for (\3\) (\3\) Exempt.......... Exempt. lifejackets).199.70(c)(4)(i): Lifejacket lights (for (\3\) (\3\) Exempt.......... Exempt. immersion suits).199.70(b)(4)(ii): Lifejacket whistles... Exempt.......... Exempt.......... Exempt.......... Exempt.199.70(c): Immersion suits for rescue Not Exempt...... Not Exempt...... Exempt.......... Exempt. boat crew members.199.70(c)(4)(ii): Immersion suit Exempt.......... Exempt.......... Exempt.......... Exempt. whistles.199.100(c)(1): Requirements for person- Not Exempt...... Not Exempt...... Not Exempt...... Exempt. in-charge of survival craft.199.100(d): Designation of second-in- (\4\) (\4\) (\4\) Exempt. command of lifeboat.199.110(f): Embarkation ladders at (\5\) (\5\) (\5\) (\5\) launching stations.199.130(a)(4): Survival craft stowage Not Exempt...... Not Exempt...... Exempt.......... Exempt. position.199.170: Line-throwing appliance........ Not Exempt...... Exempt.......... Exempt.......... Exempt.199.175(b)(21)(i)(G) or (\6\) (\6\) (\6\) (\6\) 199.640(j)(4)(iii)(E): Float-free link.199.190(j): Renewal of survival craft Not Exempt...... (\7\) (\7\) (\7\) falls.199.202 or 199.262 Rescue boats......... (\8\) (\8\) (\8\) (\8\)199.510: EPIRB requirement.............. (\8,9\) (\8,10\) Exempt.......... Exempt.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Notes:\1\ Exempt if the vessel operates on a route with a duration of 30 minutes or less.\2\ Exempt if the vessel does not carry persons smaller than the lower size limit of the lifejackets carried.\3\ Exempt if the vessel is a ferry or has no overnight accommodations.\4\ Exempt if the lifeboat has a carrying capacity of less than 40 persons.\5\ Exempt if the distance is less than 3 meters (10 feet) from the embarkation deck to the water with the vessel in its lightest seagoing operating condition.\6\ Exempt if the vessel operates on a route on which the water depth is never more than the length of the painter.\7\ Exempt if the vessel operates on a fresh water route and inspection shows that the falls are not damaged by corrosion.\8\ Exempt if the vessel is non-self propelled and in tow, moored to or alongside a MODU or a self-propelled vessel, or moored to shore.\9\ Exempt if the vessel is a cargo vessel under 300 tons gross tonnage and operates on a route no more than 3 nautical miles from shore.\10\ Exempt if the vessel operates on a route no more than 3 nautical miles from shore.
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(b) Passenger vessels. In addition to the exemptions in paragraph (a) of this section, passenger vessels operating in coastwise; Great Lakes; lakes, bays, and sounds; and rivers service are exempt from requirements in subparts A through E of this part as specified in table 199.610(b) of this section.
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Table 199.610(b)_Exemptions for Passenger Vessels in Specified Services---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Service Section or paragraph in this -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- part Lakes, bays, and Coastwise Great Lakes sounds Rivers----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------199.203: Marshalling of Not Exempt Exempt Exempt Exempt. liferafts.199.211(b): Lights on lifebuoys (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\)199.212(a): Carriage of Exempt Exempt Exempt Exempt. additional five percent lifejackets.199.214: Immersion suits and Not Exempt Not Exempt Exempt Exempt. thermal protective aids in lifeboats.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note:\1\ Exempt if the length of vessel is under 60 meters (197 feet) and there are self-igniting lights attached to at least one-half the required lifebuoys.
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(c) Cargo vessels. In addition to the exemptions in paragraph (a) of this section, cargo vessels are exempt from requirements in subparts A through E of this part as specified in table 199.610(c) of this section.
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Table 199.610(c)_Exemptions for Cargo Vessels in Specified Services---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Service Section or paragraph in this ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- part Lakes, Bays, Oceans Coastwise Great Lakes and Sounds Rivers----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------199.70(a)(3)(ii): Lights on Not exempt (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) lifebuoys.199.80(b): Muster list.......... (\2\) (\2\) (\2\) (\2\) (\2\)199.262(a): Rescue boats........ (\2,3\) (\3\) (\3\) (\3\) (\3\)199.273: Immersion suits........ Not exempt Not exempt Not exempt Exempt Exempt----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Notes:\1\ Exempt if the length of vessel is under 30 meters (99 feet).\2\ Exempt if the vessel is under 500 tons gross tonnage.\3\ Exempt if_(i) the OCMI determines the vessel is arranged to allow a helpless person to be recovered from the water. A(ii) recovery of the helpless person can be observed from the navigating bridge; and A(iii) the vessel does not regularly engage in operations that restrict its maneuverability.
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[CGD 84–069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 52819, Oct. 1, 1998; USCG–1999–6216, 64 FR 53229, Oct. 1, 1999; USCG–2000–7790, 65 FR 58465, Sept. 29, 2000]
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