---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 122.508"
title: "46"
number: "122.508"
heading: "Wearing of life jackets."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/122.508"
---

# §122.508. Wearing of life jackets.

- (a) The master of a vessel shall require passengers to don life jackets when possible hazardous conditions exist, including, but not limited to:
  - (1) When transiting hazardous bars and inlets;
  - (2) During severe weather;
  - (3) In event of flooding, fire, or other events that may possibly call for evacuation; and
  - (4) **When the vessel is being towed, except a non-self-propelled vessel under normal operating conditions.**
- (b) The master or crew shall assist passengers in obtaining a life jacket and donning it, as necessary.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 935, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.