(a) Except as allowed in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may be on an unmanned platform unless the following lifesaving equipment is readily accessible on the platform:
(1) A life preserver or a Type I—Personal flotation device, listed in Table 1, for each person.
Table 1—Life Preservers and Equivalent Performance Flotation Devices| Devices marked | Equivalent to performance type marked |
|---|
| 160.002 Life preserver | Type I—Personal flotation device. |
| 160.003 Life preserver | Type I—Personal flotation device. |
| 160.004 Life preserver | Type I—Personal flotation device. |
| 160.005 Life preserver | Type I—Personal flotation device. |
| 160.055 Life preserver | Type I—Personal flotation device. |
- (2) An approved ring life buoy (Type IV PFD) for every two persons, but no more than four devices are required. Each ring life buoy must be of a type constructed in accordance with 46 CFR subpart 160.050; except a ring life buoy that was approved under former 46 CFR subpart 160.009 may be used as long as it is in good and serviceable condition.
- (3) Each ring life buoy under paragraph (a)(2) of this section must have an approved automatic electric water light that is attached as described in § 144.01-25(b).
- (b) The ring life buoys required in paragraph (a)(2) of this section may be kept on a manned vessel that remains alongside the platform if there is no available space to keep them on the platform.
[CGD 73-177R, 40 FR 8176, Feb. 26, 1975, as amended by CGD 80-155b, 47 FR 10533, Mar. 11, 1982]