TABLE 46 CFR 28.120(a) & (c) - SURVIVAL CRAFT FOR DOCUMENTED
VESSELS & UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS WITH MORE THAN 16 INDIVIDUALS
ON BOARD
A SURVIVAL CRAFT HIGHER IN THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED
FOR ANY SURVIVAL CRAFT REQUIRED IN THE TABLE.
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AREA
VESSEL TYPE
SURVIVAL CRAFT REQUIRED
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Beyond 50 miles of coastline
All..................
Inflatable
liferaft
with SOLAS
A pack.
Between 20-50 miles of coastline
All..................
Inflatable
cold water
liferaft
with
SOLAS B
pack.
Between 20-50 miles, of coast-
All...................
Inflatable
line, warm waters
liferaft.
Beyond Boundary Line, within 20
All...................
Inflatable
miles of coastline, cold waters
liferaft.
Beyond Boundary Line, within 20
All...................
Life float.
miles of coastline, warm waters
Inside Boundary Line, cold
36 feet or more...
Inflatable
waters; or Lakes, bays, sounds,
buoyant
cold waters; or Rivers, cold
apparatus.
waters
Inside Boundary Line, cold
Less than 36 feet.
None.
waters; or Lakes, bays, sounds,
cold waters; or Rivers, cold
waters
Inside Boundary Line, warm
All...............
None.
waters; or Lakes, bays, sounds,
warm waters; or Rivers, warm
waters
Great Lakes, cold waters
36 feet or more...
Inflatable
buoyant
apparatus.
Great Lakes, cold waters
Less than 36 feet...
Buoyant
apparatus.
Great Lakes, beyond 3 miles of
All..................
Buoyant
coast line, warm waters
apparatus.
Great Lakes, within 3 miles of
All..................
None.
coast line, warm waters
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