---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 141.330"
title: "46"
number: "141.330"
heading: "Skiffs as survival craft."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/141.330"
---

# §141.330. Skiffs as survival craft.


A skiff may be substituted for all or part of the approved survival craft for towing vessels that do not operate more than 3 miles from shore. A skiff used as a survival craft does not require Coast Guard approval but must:

- (a) Be capable of being launched within 5 minutes under all circumstances;
- (b) Be of suitable size for all persons on board the towing vessel;
- (c) Not exceed the loading specified on the capacity plate required by [33 CFR 183.23](/cfr/33/183.23.md);
- (d) Not contain modifications affecting the buoyancy or structure of the skiff;
- (e) Be of suitable design for the vessel's intended service; and
- (f) Be marked in accordance with §§ [199.176](/cfr/46/199.176.md) and [199.178](/cfr/46/199.178.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

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