---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.304"
title: "33"
number: "149.304"
heading: "What type and how many survival craft and rescue boats must a manned deepwater port have?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.304"
---

# §149.304. What type and how many survival craft and rescue boats must a manned deepwater port have?

- (a) Except as specified under [§ 149.305](/cfr/33/149.305.md) of this part, each manned deepwater port must have at least the type and number of survival craft and the number of rescue boats indicated for the deepwater port in [paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5)](#a-1..a-5) of this section.
  - (1) **For a deepwater port with 30 or fewer persons on board—**
    - (i) One or more lifeboats with a total capacity of 100 percent of the personnel on board;
    - (ii) One or more liferafts with a total capacity of 100 percent of the personnel on board; and
    - (iii) One rescue boat, except that the rescue boat is not required for deepwater ports with eight or fewer persons on board.
  - (2) **For a deepwater port with 31 or more persons on board—**
    - (i) At least two lifeboats with a total capacity of 100 percent of the personnel on board;
    - (ii) One or more liferafts with a total capacity so that, if the survival craft at any one location are rendered unusable, there will be craft remaining with a total capacity of 100 percent of the personnel on board; and
    - (iii) **One rescue boat.**
  - (3) Lifeboats may be substituted for liferafts.
  - (4) Capacity refers to the total number of persons on the deepwater port at any one time, not including temporary personnel. Temporary personnel include: contract workers, official visitors, and any other persons who are not permanent employees. See [§ 149.305](/cfr/33/149.305.md) of this part for additional survival craft requirements when temporary personnel are on board.
  - (5) The required lifeboats may be used as rescue boats if the lifeboats also meet the requirements for rescue boats in [§ 149.314](/cfr/33/149.314.md) of this part.
- (b) Deepwater ports consisting of novel structures or a combination of fixed and/or floating structures may require additional survival craft as deemed necessary by the Commandant (CG-5P). In these cases, the type and number of survival craft must be specified in the operations manual.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39179, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39179, July 1, 2013]