(a) Each launching station must be positioned to ensure safe launching with clearance from—
- (1) The propeller; and
- (2) The steeply overhanging portions of the hull.
- (b) Each survival craft must be launched down the straight side of the OSV.
(c) Each launching station in the forward part of the OSV must—
- (1) Be located aft of the collision bulkhead in a sheltered position; and
- (2) Have a launching appliance approved as being of sufficient strength for forward installation.
[CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25304, May 20, 1996; 61 FR 40281, Aug. 1, 1996]