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Title 46 → Chapter I → Subchapter K → Part 122

TITLE 46—Shipping

CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

SUBCHAPTER K—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS

PART 122—OPERATIONS

Subpart A—GENERAL PROVISIONS

General requirement.

Applicability; preemptive effect.

Subpart B—MARINE CASUALTIES AND VOYAGE RECORDS

Notice of marine casualty.

Notice of hazardous conditions.

Written report of marine casualty.

Accidents to machinery.

Alcohol or drug use by individuals directly involved in casualties.

Mandatory chemical testing following serious marine incidents.

Records of a voyage resulting in a marine casualty.

Report of accident to aid to navigation.

Reports of potential vessel casualty.

Official logbook for foreign voyages.

Logbook for vessels of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers.

Subpart C—MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

Navigation underway.

Passengers excluded from operating station.

Verification of vessel compliance with applicable stability requirements.

Steering gear, controls, and communication system tests.

Hatches and other openings.

Loading doors.

Vessels carrying vehicles.

Carriage of hazardous materials.

Use of auto pilot.

Subpart D—CREW REQUIREMENTS

Officers.

Watchmen.

Crew training.

Subpart E—PREPARATIONS FOR EMERGENCIES

Crew and passenger list.

Voyage plan.

Passenger count.

Passenger safety orientation.

Wearing of life jackets.

Emergency instructions.

Recommended emergency instructions format.

Station bill.

Passenger safety bill.

Life jacket placards.

Inflatable survival craft placards.

Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training.

Fire fighting drills and training.

Responsibilities of licensed individuals.

Subpart F—MARKINGS REQUIRED

Hull markings.

Lifesaving equipment markings.

Escape hatches and emergency exits.

Fuel shutoff valves.

Watertight doors and watertight hatches.

Fire protection equipment.

Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals.

Subpart G—OPERATIONAL READINESS, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT

Operational readiness.

Maintenance.

Maintenance of falls.

Weekly maintenance and inspections.

Monthly inspections.

Quarterly inspections.

Annual inspections.

Testing and servicing of Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRB).

Servicing of inflatable liferafts, inflatable buoyant apparatus, inflatable life jackets, and inflated rescue boats.

Periodic servicing of hydrostatic release units.

Subpart H—PENALTIES

Penalty for violations.

Suspension and revocation.

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