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28.140 Operational readiness, maintenance, and inspection of lifesaving equipment.
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[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR28.140]

[Page 345]

TITLE 46--SHIPPING

CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PART 28--REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS--Table of Contents

Subpart B--Requirements for All Vessels

Sec. 28.140 Operational readiness, maintenance, and inspection of lifesaving equipment.

(a) The master or individual in charge of a vessel must ensure that
each item of lifesaving equipment must be in good working order, ready
for immediate use, and readily accessible before the vessel leaves port
and at all times when the vessel is operated.
(b) Each item of lifesaving equipment, including unapproved
equipment, must be maintained and inspected in accordance with:
(1) Table 28.140 in this section;
(2) The servicing procedure under the subpart of this chapter
applicable to the item's approval; and
(3) The manufacturer's guidelines.
(c) An inflatable liferaft or inflatable buoyant apparatus must be
serviced no later than the month and year on its servicing sticker
affixed under 46 CFR 160.151-57(n), and whenever the container is
damaged or the container straps or seals are broken. It must be serviced
at a facility specifically approved by the Commandant for the particular
brand.
(d) An escape route from a space where an individual may be employed
or an accommodation space must not be obstructed.

Table 28.140.--Scheduled Maintenance and Inspection of Lifesaving Equipment
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Interval
Item ------------------------------------------------ Regulation
Monthly Annually
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(1) Inflatable wearable personal ...................... Servicing............. 28.140
flotation device (Type V
commercial hybrid).
(2) Personal flotation devices, ...................... Inspect, clean and 28.140
exposure suits and immersion suits. repair as necessary.
(3) Buoyant apparatus and life ...................... Inspect, clean and 28.140
floats. repair as necessary.
(4) Inflatable liferaft............ ...................... Servicing \1\......... 28.140
(5) Inflatable buoyant apparatus... ...................... Servicing \1\......... 28.140
(6) Hydrostatic release............ ...................... Servicing \1\......... 28.140
(7) Disposable hydrostatic release. ...................... Replace on or before 28.140
expiration date.
(8) Undated batteries.............. ...................... Replace............... 28.140
(9) Dated batteries \2\ and other ...................... Replace on or before 25.26-5, 28.140
items. expiration date.
(10) EPIRB......................... Test.................. ...................... 25.26-5
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\1\ For a new liferaft or inflatable buoyant apparatus, the first annual servicing may be deferred to two years
from the date of first packing if so indicated on the servicing sticker.
\2\ Water activated batteries must be replaced whenever they are used.

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