---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 140.425"
title: "46"
number: "140.425"
heading: "Fall overboard prevention."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/140.425"
---

# §140.425. Fall overboard prevention.

- (a) The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel must establish procedures to address fall overboard prevention and recovery of persons in the water, including, but not limited to:
  - (1) Personal protective equipment;
  - (2) Safely working on the tow;
  - (3) Safety while line handling;
  - (4) Safely moving between the vessel and a tow, pier, structure, or other vessel; and
  - (5) **Use of retrieval equipment.**
- (b) The owner, managing operator, or master must ensure that all persons on board comply with the policies and procedures in this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.