§ 183.10-45 Electric heating and cooking equipment (50 volts or more).

(a) Electric space heaters for heating rooms and compartments shall be provided with thermal cutouts to prevent overheating. Heaters shall be so constructed and installed to prevent the hanging of towels, clothing, etc. on the heaters, and to prevent overheating of heater parts and adjacent bulkheads or decks.

(b) All electric cooking equipment, attachments, and devices, shall be of rugged construction and so designed as to permit complete cleaning, maintenance, and repair.

(1) Doors shall be provided with heavy duty hinges and locking devices to prevent accidental opening in heavy

seas.

(2) Electric cooking equipment shall be mounted to prevent dislodgement in heavy seas, and for grill or similar type cooking equipment means shall be provided to effect positive grease or fat collection and to prevent spillage on wiring or deck.

(3) Where necessary for safety of personnel, grab rails shall be provided. Electric ranges shall be provided with sea rails with suitable barriers to resist accidental cook pot movement.

(4) Unspecified construction and circuit details shall be in accordance with Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., Standard for Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances.

§ 183.10-50 Shore power (50 volts or more).

(a) At a convenient location, a shore power connection box or receptacle shall be permanently installed and a cable connecting this box or receptacle to the main distribution panels shall be permanently installed.

(1) The shore power cable shall be provided with a disconnect means located on or near the main distribution panel.

184.40-5 Use.

184.40-10 Stowage. 184.40-15 Inspections.

AUTHORITY: R.S. 4405, as amended, 4462, as amended, sec. 3, 70 Stat. 152, sec. 6(b)(1), 80 Stat. 938; 46 U.S.C. 375, 416, 390b, 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.4(a)(2), unless otherwise noted. Interpret or apply R.S. 4417, as amended, 4418, as amended, 4426, as amended, 4453, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 391, 392, 404, 435.

SOURCE: CGFR 60-54, 25 FR 9346, Sept. 29, 1960, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart 184.01—Application and Intent

§ 184.01-1 Application.

(a) The provisions of this part shall apply to all vessels except as specifically noted in this part.

Subpart 184.25-Radio

§ 184.25-1 Requirements of the Federal Communications Commission.

(a) Radio transmitting and receiving installations or radiotelephones are required on certain vessels carrying passengers. Details of the application of this requirement as well as the details of the installation shall be as set forth in the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (47 CFR Chapter 1).

(b) If any violations of regulations enforced by the Federal Communications Commission are noted by the marine inspector, the owner and that agency shall be notified. A proper certificate issued by the Federal Communications Commission shall be regarded as evidence that the radio installation, if any, is in compliance with the requirements of that agency.

(c) All vessels on an international voyages which are required to carry a radiotelegraph or radiotelephone installation in accordance with Chapter IV of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention, 1960, must carry the International Code of Signals.

[CGFR 60-54, 25 FR 9346, Sept. 29, 1960, as amended by CGD 75-074, 42 FR 5964, Jan. 31, 1977]

Subpart 184.30-Emergency Lighting

§ 184.30-1 Portable lights.

(a) Vessels shall be equipped with a suitable number of portable battery lights.

[CGFR 63-40, 28 FR 9742, Sept. 6, 1963]

§ 184.30-5 Lights for lounge areas below the main deck.

(a) Adequate emergency lighting automatically actuated upon failure of the main lighting system shall be fitted along the line of escape in vessels having lounge areas below the main deck as per Subpart 177.30-7 of this subchapter.

(b) Vessels not equipped with a single source emergency lighting system shall have individual storage battery powered automatically operated lights in strategic locations. These lights shall have an automatic battery

§ 184.40-1 Approved unicellular plastic foam work vests.

(a) Buoyant work vests carried under the permissive authority of this subpart shall be of a Coast Guard approved type.

(b) Specifications for approved type work vests are in Subpart 160.053 of Subchapter Q-Specifications, of this chapter.

(R.S. 4488, as amended, 4491, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 481, 489)

[CGFR 60-54, 25 FR Sept. 25, 1960, as amended by CGFR 67-91, 32 FR 20813, Dec. 27, 1967]

the regular stowage of approved life preservers.

(b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not to be easily confused with that for approved life preservers.

§ 184.40-15 Inspections.

(a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to determine its serviceability. If found to be satisfactory, it may be continued in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine inspector so as to prevent its continued use as a work vest.

AUTHORITY: R.S. 4405, as amended, 4462, as amended, sec. 3, 70 Stat. 152, sec. 6(b)(1), 80 Stat. 938; 46 U.S.C. 375, 416, 390(b), 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.4(a)(2), unless otherwise noted. Interpret or apply R.S. 4417, as amended, 4418, as amended, 4426, as amended, 4453, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 391, 392, 404, 435, unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: CGFR 60-54, 25 FR 9347, Sept. 29, 1960, unless otherwise noted.

(a) The marine safety and criminal statutes provide penalties for the violation of the applicable provisions of this subchapter, which penalties, depending upon the gravity of the violation, are as follows:

(1) Assessment and collections of civil monetary penalty.

(2) Criminal prosecution where no loss of life results.

(3) Criminal prosecution for manslaughter where loss of life results from violation of statute or regulation, or from misconduct, negligence, or inattention to duty.

(4) Libel against vessel.

(b) In addition to the foregoing, any licensed or certificated personnel committing an act of misbehavior, negligence, unskillfulness, endangering life, willful violation of marine safety statutes or regulations or requirements thereunder, and incompetency shall be subject to proceedings under the provisions of R.S. 4450, as amended (46 U.S.C. 239), and regulations thereunder (Part 137 of this chapter) with respect to suspension or revocation of license or certificate.

[CGFR 60-54, 25 FR 9347, Sept. 29, 1960, as amended by CGFR 65-9, 30 FR 11495, Sept. 8, 1965]

Subpart 185.10-Exhibition of License

§ 185.10-1 Operator's license.

(a) The operator of any vessel subject to the regulations in this subchapter shall have his license as operator in his possession and available for examination at all times when the vessel is being operated.

Subpart 185.12-Stability Letter

§ 185.12-1 Posting.

(a) If a stability letter is issued in accordance with the requirements in § 170.120 of this chapter, it must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material in the pilothouse of the vessel.

(b) If posting is impacticable, the stability letter must be kept on board in the custody of the licensed operator.

[CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51052, Nov. 4, 1983]

Subpart 185.15-Notice of Marine Casualty and Voyage Records

AUTHORITY: Sec. 10, 18 Stat. 128 (33 U.S.C. 361); R.S. 4450, as amended (46 U.S.C. 239); R. S. 4405 (46 U.S.C. 375); 80 Stat. 938 (49 U.S.C. 1655(b)(1)); 49 CFR 1.46(b), unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: CGD 76-170, 45 FR 77444, Nov. 24, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

§ 185.15-1 Notice of casualty.

The owner, agent, master or person in charge of a vessel involved in a marine casualty shall give notice as soon as possible to the nearest Coast Guard Marine Safety or Marine Inspection Office whenever the casualty involves any of the following:

(a) All accidental groundings and any intentional grounding which also meets any of the other reporting criteria or creates a hazard to navigation, the environment, or the safety of the vessel;

(b) Loss of main propulsion or primary steering, or any associated component or control system, the loss of which causes a reduction of the maneuvering capabilities of the vessel. Loss means that systems, component parts, sub-systems, or control systems

do not perform the specified or required function;

(c) An occurrence materially and adversely affecting the vessel's seaworthiness of fitness for service or route, including but not limited to fire, flooding, or failure or damage to fixed fire extinguishing systems, lifesaving equipment, auxiliary power generating equipment, or bilge pumping systems; (d) Loss of life;

(e) Injury causing a person to remain incapacitated for a period in excess of 72 hours;

(f) An occurrence not meeting any of the above criteria but resulting in damage to property in excess of $25,000. Damage cost includes the cost of labor and material to restore the property to the service condition which existed prior to the casualty, but does not include the cost of salvage, cleaning, gas freeing, drydocking or demurrage.

(g) Vessels are excluded from the requirements of § 4.05-1 (d) and (e) with respect to the death or injury of shipyard or harbor workers when such accidents are not the result of either a vessel casualty (e.g. collision) or a vessel equipment casualty (e.g. cargo boom failure) and are subject to the reporting requirements of OSHA under 29 CFR Part 1904.

(Sec. 10, 18 Stat. 128 (33 U.S.C. 361); R.S. 4450, as amended (46 U.S.C. 239); R.S. 4405 (46 U.S.C. 375); 80 Stat. 938 (49 U.S.C. 1655(b)(1); 49 CFR 1.46(b); 92 Stat. 655 (43 U.S.C. 1348)

[CGFR 60-54, 25 FR 9347, Sept. 29, 1960, as amended by CGD 76-170, 47 FR 39685, Sept. 9, 1982; CGD 82-069, 48 FR 15127, Apr. 7, 1983]

§ 185.15-5 Substance of marine casualty notice.

The notice required in § 185.15-1 must include the name and official number of the vessel involved, the name of the vessel's owner or agent, the nature and circumstances of the casualty, the locality in which it occurred, the nature and extent of injury to persons, and the damage to property.