---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.339"
title: "33"
number: "149.339"
heading: "What is the requirement for previously approved lifesaving equipment on a deepwater port?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.339"
---

# §149.339. What is the requirement for previously approved lifesaving equipment on a deepwater port?


Lifesaving equipment such as lifeboats, liferafts, and PFDs on a deepwater port on January 1, 2004, need not meet the requirements of this subpart until the equipment needs replacing, provided it is periodically tested and maintained and in good operational condition.


## 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.