---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 150.504"
title: "33"
number: "150.504"
heading: "When must the operator service and examine lifeboat and rescue boat launching appliances?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/150.504"
---

# §150.504. When must the operator service and examine lifeboat and rescue boat launching appliances?

- (a) The operator must service launching appliances for lifeboats and rescue boats at intervals recommended in the manufacturer's instructions under [§ 150.502(a)](/cfr/33/150.502.md?p=a), or according to the deepwater port's planned maintenance program under [§ 150.502(b)](/cfr/33/150.502.md?p=b).
- (b) The operator must thoroughly examine launching appliances for lifeboats and rescue boats at intervals of not more than 5 years. Upon completion of the examination, the operator must subject the winch brakes of the launching appliance to a dynamic test.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6), (m)(2), 1509(a); 46 U.S.C. 70034; E.O. 12777, sec. 2; E.O. 13286, sec. 34, 68 FR 10619; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

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