---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.312"
title: "33"
number: "149.312"
heading: "What are the launching equipment requirements for inflatable liferafts?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.312"
---

# §149.312. What are the launching equipment requirements for inflatable liferafts?

- (a) Each inflatable liferaft not intended for davit launching must be capable of rapid deployment.
- (b) Each liferaft capable of being launched by a davit must have the following launching equipment at each launching station:
  - (1) A launching device approved under approval series 160.163; and
  - (2) A mechanical disengaging apparatus approved under approval series 160.170.
- (c) The launching equipment must be operable, both from within the liferaft and from the deepwater port.
- (d) Winch controls must be located so that the operator can observe the liferaft launching.
- (e) The launching equipment must be arranged so that a loaded liferaft does not have to be lifted before it is lowered.
- (f) Not more than two liferafts may be launched from the same set of launching equipment.

## 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.