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kind: "range"
citation: "46 C.F.R. §§ 96.30-5–96.30-15"
title: "46"
from: "96.30-5"
to: "96.30-15"
count: 2
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/96.30-5..96.30-15"
---

# §96.30-5. General.

- (a) Each self-contained breathing apparatus must be of the pressure-demand, open-circuit type, approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and have at a minimum a 30-minute air supply, a full facepiece, and a spare charge.
- (b) All equipment shall be maintained in an operative condition, and it shall be the responsibility of the master and chief engineer to ascertain that a sufficient number of the crew are familiar with the operation of the equipment.

# §96.30-15. Self-contained breathing apparatus.

- (a) Each vessel must have a self-contained breathing apparatus for use as protection against gas leaking from a refrigeration unit.
- (b) The self-contained breathing apparatus required by [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section may be one of those required by [§ 96.35-10](/cfr/46/96.35-10.md).