---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 180.25"
title: "46"
number: "180.25"
heading: "Additional requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/180.25"
---

# §180.25. Additional requirements.

- (a) Each item of lifesaving equipment carried on board a vessel but not required under this part, must be approved by the Commandant.
- (b) The cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) may require a vessel to carry specialized or additional lifesaving equipment if:
  - (1) The OCMI determines the conditions of the voyage render the requirements of this part inadequate; or
  - (2) **The vessel is operated in Arctic, Antarctic, or other severe conditions not covered under this part.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2104, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 975, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.