§ 167.65-45 Notice to mariners; aids to navigation.

(a) Officers are required to acquaint themselves with the latest information published by the Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy regarding aids to navigation, and neglect to do so is evidence of neglect of duty. It is desirable that nautical school ships navigating oceans and coastwise and Great Lakes waters shall have available in the pilothouse for convenient reference at all times a file of the applicable Notice to Mariners.

(b) Weekly Notices to Mariners (Great Lakes Edition), published by the Commander, 9th Coast Guard District, contain announcements and information on changes in aids to navigation and other marine information affecting the safety of navigation on the Great Lakes. These notices may be obtained free of charge, by making application to Commander, 9th Coast Guard District.

(c) Weekly Notices to Mariners (Worldwide coverage) are prepared jointly by the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and the U.S. Coast Guard. They include changes in aids to navigation in assembled form for the 1st, 3d, 5th, 7th, Greater Antilles Section, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 17th Coast Guard Districts. Foreign marine information is also included in these notices. These notices are

available without charge from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, Washington, DC 20390, Branch Oceanographic Offices, U.S. Collector of Customs of the major seaports in the United States and are also on file in the U.S. Consulates where they may be inspect

ed.

(d) As appropriate for the intended voyage, all nautical school ships must carry adequate and up-to-date

(1) Charts;

(2) Sailing directions;

(3) Coast pilots;

(4) Light lists;

(5) Notices to mariners; (6) Tide tables;

(7) Current tables; and

(8) All other nautical publications necessary.1

[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15298, Dec. 6, 1966, as amended by CGFR 75-074, 42 FR 5964, Jan. 31, 1977]

§ 167.65-50 Posting placards of lifesaving signals and breeches buoys instructions.

(a) A placard containing instructions for the use of breeches buoys and the lifesaving signals as set forth in Regulation 16, Chapter V, of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1960 (Form CG-811), shall be posted in the pilothouse, engineroom, and in the seamen's, firemen's, and stewards' departments of every nautical school ship.

(b) The lifesaving signals as described in the placard shall be used by vessels or persons in distress when communicating with lifesaving stations and maritime rescue units.

[CGFR 65-16, 30 FR 10903, Aug. 21, 1965]

§ 167.65-55 Posting placards containing instructions for launching and inflating inflatable liferafts.

(a) Every vessel equipped with inflatable liferafts shall have posted in conspicuous places which are regularly accessible to the crew and/or passengers, approved placards containing instructions for launching and inflating

'For United States vessels in one or on the navigable waters of the United States, see 33 CFR 164.33.

inflatable liferafts for the information of persons on board. The number and location of such placards for a particular vessel shall be as determined by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.

(b) Under the requirements contained in § 160.051-6(c)(1) of Subpart 160.051 in Subchapter Q (Specifications) of this chapter, the manufacturer of approved inflatable liferafts is required to provide approved placards containing such instructions with each liferaft.

[CGFR 65-9, 30 FR 11494, Sept. 8, 1965]

§ 167.65-60 Examination of boilers and machinery by engineer.

It shall be the duty of an engineer when he assumes charge of the boilers and machinery of a nautical school ship to examine the same forthwith and thoroughly, and if he finds any part thereof in bad condition, he shall immediately report the facts to the master, owner, or agent, and to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the district, who shall thereupon investigate the matter and take such actions as may be necessary.

§ 167.65-65 Notice of casualty and voyage records.

(a) 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:

(1) 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;

(2) 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;

(3) An occurrence materially and adversely affecting the vessel's seaworthiness or fitness for service or route, including but not limited to fire, flood

ing, or failure or damage to fixed fire extinguishing systems, lifesaving equipment, auxiliary power generating equipment, or bilge pumping systems; (4) Loss of life;

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

(6) 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.

(b) The notice required by this section must include the name and official number of the nautical school ship involved, the name of the ship'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.

(c) In addition to the notice required by paragraph (a) of this section, the person in charge of the nautical school ship shall, as soon as possible, report in writing to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, at the port in which the casualty occurred or nearest the port of first arrival. The written report required for vessel or personnel accidents shall be made on Form CG2692. If filed without delay, the Form CG-2692 may also provide the notice required by paragraph (a) of this section.

(d) The owner, agent, master, or other person in charge of any nautical school ship involved in a marine casualty shall retain such voyage records of the nautical school ship that are maintained, such as both rough and smooth deck and engine room logs, bell books, navigation charts, navigation work books, compass deviation cards, gyrocompass records, stowage plans, record of draft, aids to mariners, radiograms sent and received, the radio log, and lists of persons aboard. The owner, agent, master, or other officer in charge, shall make these records available to a duly authorized Coast Guard officer or employee for examination upon request.

(e) Whenever a nautical school ship collides with a lightship, buoy, or other aid to navigation under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, or is connected with any such collision, it shall be the duty of the person in charge of such nautical school ship to report the accident to the nearest Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. No report on Form CG 2692 is required unless one of the results listed in paragraph (a) of this section occurs.

(f) 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.

(The reporting requirements in paragraph (c) were approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2115-003)

(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 51-11, 16 FR 3218, Apr. 12, 1951, as amended by CGD 76-170, 45 FR 77443, Nov. 24, 1980; CGD 82-023, 47 FR 35747, Aug. 16, 1982; CGD 76-170, 47 FR 39685, Sept. 9, 1982; CGD 82-069, 48 FR 15126, Apr. 7, 1983; CGD 82-023, 48 FR 43328, Sept. 23, 1983]

§ 167.65-70 Reports of accidents, repairs, and unsafe boilers and machinery by engineers.

(a) Before making repairs to a boiler of a nautical school ship the engineer in charge shall report, in writing, the nature of such repairs to the nearest Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, where such repairs are to be made.

(b) And it shall be the duty of all engineers when an accident occurs to the boilers or machinery in their charge tending to render the further use of such boilers or machinery unsafe until repairs are made, or when, by reason of ordinary wear, such boilers or machinery have become unsafe, to report the same to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, immediately upon the arrival of the nautical school ship at the first port reached subsequent to

168.15-1

Intent. 168.15-5 Location. 168.15-10 Construction. 168.15-15 Size.

168.15-20 Equipment. 168.15-25 Washrooms. 168.15-30 Toilet rooms. 168.15-35 Hospital space. 168.15-40 Lighting. 168.15-45 Heating. 168.15-50 Ventilation. 168.15-55 Screening. 168.15-60 Inspection.

AUTHORITY: Sec. 3, 54 Stat. 347, as amended, sec. 6(b)(1), 80 Stat. 938; 46 U.S.C. 1333, 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.4(a)(2).

SOURCE: CGFR 52-43, 17 FR 9543, Oct. 18, 1952, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart 168.01-Authority and Purpose

§ 168.01-1 Purpose of regulations.

(a) The purpose of the regulations in this part is to set forth uniform minimum requirements for vessels, whether being navigated or not, which are used by or in connection with any civilian nautical school, except vessels of the Navy or Coast Guard.

§ 168.01-5 Assignment of functions.

(a) The Department of Transportation Act (Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 931950, 49 U.S.C. 1651-1659), transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Transportation all functions, powers, and duties, relating to the Coast Guard, of the Secretary of the Treasury and of other officers and offices of the Department of the Treasury" (subsection 6(b)(1), 49 U.S.C. 1655(b)). This transfer is subject to certain conditions, modifications, and exceptions as set forth in such act. By a rule in 49 CFR 1.4(a) the Secretary of Transportation delegated to the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, authority to exercise certain functions, powers, and duties as set forth in subsections 6(a)(4), 6(b)(1), and 6(g) of such act (49 U.S.C. 1655), subject to conditions, exceptions and modifications as described in 49 CFR Part 1. By a rule in 49 CFR 1.9 the Secretary of Transportation continued in effect actions taken prior to April 1, 1967.

(b) The Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, in a notice dated March 31, 1967, and effective April 1, 1967 (32 FR 5611), approved the continuation of orders, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, privileges, waivers, and other actions, which had been made, allowed, granted, or issued prior to April 1, 1967, and provided that they shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, repealed, superseded, or set aside by appropriate authority.

[CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 5724, Apr. 12, 1968]

§ 168.01-10 Authority for regulations.

(a) The authority to prescribe regulations is in section 3 of the act of June 12, 1940, as amended (sec. 3, 54 Stat. 346, 46 U.S.C. 1333).

Subpart 168.05-General
Requirements

§ 168.05-1 Application of passenger vessel inspection laws.

(a) All laws covering the inspection of passenger vessels are hereby made applicable to all vessels or other floating equipment used by or in connection with any civilian nautical school, whether such vessels or other floating

equipment are being navigated or not, except vessels of the Navy or Coast Guard.

§ 168.05-5 Application of passenger vessel inspection regulations.

(a) Where the requirements are not covered specifically in this part, all the regulations applying to passenger vessels in Subchapter E (Load Lines), F (Marine Engineering), H (Passenger Vessels), J (Electrical Engineering), P (Manning), Q (Specifications), and T (Small Passenger Vessels) of this chapter are hereby made applicable to all vessels or other floating equipment used by or in connection with any civilian nautical school, whether such vessels or other floating equipment are being navigated or not, except vessels of the Navy or Coast Guard. [CGFR 62-17, 27 FR 9047, Sept. 11, 1962]

(a) All quarters are to be efficiently constructed in a manner suitable to the purpose for which they are intended. Bulkheads separating accommodations from cargo and machinery spaces, lamp, paint, storerooms and drying rooms, washrooms and toilet rooms are to be efficiently constructed and made odorproof when considered necessary by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.

(b) Metal decks in living quarters are to be covered with deck covering composition as approved by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard so as to be cleaned readily and kept sanitary. Deck coverings in hospital, wash places, drying rooms, and toilet rooms are to be of suitable solid impervious material such as tile, cement, etc.

(c) All quarters are to be properly drained. Living accommodations are not to drain directly into washrooms or toilet rooms, each of which shall be drained separately.

(d) All washrooms and toilet rooms shall be properly drained and so constructed and arranged that they can be kept in a clean, workable, and sanitary condition. The scupper to the wash place must be of sufficient size and situated in the lowest part of the space.

shall berth more than 6 persons. The purpose for which each space is to be used and the number of persons it may accommodate, shall be marked.

(b) Each room shall be of such size that there are at least 20 square feet of deck area and a volume of at least 150 cubic feet for each person accommodated. In measuring sleeping quarters, any equipment contained therein is not to be deducted from the total volume or from the deck area.

§ 168.15-20 Equipment.

(a) Each person shall have a separate berth and not more than 1 berth shall be placed above another. The berths shall be of metal framework and shall be so arranged that they provide ample room for easy occupancy. The over-all size of a berth shall not be less than 30 inches wide by 76 inches long. Where berths adjoin, they shall be divided by a partition not less than 18 inches in height. Where 2 tiers of berths are fitted, the bottom of the lower must not be less than 12 inches above the deck, and the bottom of the upper must not be less than 2 feet 6 inches both from the bottom of the lower and from the deck overhead. The berths shall not be obstructed by pipes, ventilating ducts, or other installations.

(b) A metal locker shall be provided for each person accommodated in a room. Each locker shall be not less than 18 inches by 21 inches by 60 inches high and so placed as to be readily accessible. The interior of the locker shall be so arranged as to facilitate the proper stowage of clothes.