---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 133.170"
title: "46"
number: "133.170"
heading: "Line-throwing appliance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/133.170"
---

# §133.170. Line-throwing appliance.

- (a) **General.** Each OSV must have a line-throwing appliance that is approved under approval series 160.031 or 160.040.
- (b) **Stowage.** The line-throwing appliance and its equipment must be readily accessible for use.
- (c) **Additional equipment.** Each OSV must carry the following equipment for the line-throwing appliance:
  - (1) **The equipment on the list provided by the manufacturer with the approved appliance.**
  - (2) **An auxiliary line that—**
    - (i) For an appliance approved under approval series 160.040, is at least 450 meters (1,500 feet) long;
    - (ii) For an appliance approved under approval series 160.031, is at least 150 meters (500 feet) long;
    - (iii) Has a breaking strength of at least 40 kiloNewtons (9,000 pounds-force); and
    - (iv) Is, if synthetic, a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25304, May 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.