---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 199.217"
title: "46"
number: "199.217"
heading: "Muster list and emergency instructions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/199.217"
---

# §199.217. Muster list and emergency instructions.

- (a) The format of each passenger vessel muster list required under [§ 199.80](/cfr/46/199.80.md) must be approved by the OCMI.
- (b) The passenger vessel muster list or emergency instructions must include procedures for locating and rescuing persons other than the crew who may be trapped in their staterooms.
- (c) As an alternative to the requirements in [§ 199.80(c)](/cfr/46/199.80.md?p=c), the passenger vessel emergency instructions may meet the requirements of MSC Circular 699 (Guidelines for Passenger Safety Instructions).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.