---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.306"
title: "33"
number: "149.306"
heading: "What are the requirements for lifeboats?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.306"
---

# §149.306. What are the requirements for lifeboats?

- (a) Lifeboats must be:
  - (1) Totally enclosed, fire-protected, and approved under approval series 160.135; and
  - (2) If the hull or canopy is of aluminum, it must be protected in its stowage position by a water spray system meeting the requirements of [46 CFR 34.25](/cfr/46/34.25.md).
- (b) Each lifeboat must have at least the provisions and survival equipment required by [46 CFR 108.575(b)](/cfr/46/108.575.md?p=b).
- (c) Except for boathooks, the equipment under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section must be securely stowed in the lifeboat.
- (d) Each lifeboat must have a list of the equipment it is required to carry under [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section. The list must be posted in the lifeboat.
- (e) The manufacturer's instructions for maintenance and repair of the lifeboat, required under [§ 150.502(a)](/cfr/33/150.502.md?p=a) of this chapter, must be in the lifeboat or on the deepwater port.

## Notes

### 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.