---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.313"
title: "33"
number: "149.313"
heading: "How must survival craft be arranged?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.313"
---

# §149.313. How must survival craft be arranged?


The operator must arrange survival craft so that they meet the requirements of [46 CFR 108.525 (a)](/cfr/46/108.525.md?p=a) and [§ 108.530](/cfr/33/108.530.md) and so that they—

- (a) Are readily accessible in an emergency;
- (b) Are accessible for inspection, maintenance, and testing;
- (c) Are in locations clear of overboard discharge piping or openings, and obstructions below; and
- (d) Are located so that survival craft with an aggregate capacity to accommodate 100% of the total number of persons authorized to be berthed are readily accessible from the personnel berthing area.

## 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]