CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER N—OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES (parts 140 to 147) > PART 144—LIFESAVING APPLIANCES > SUBPART 144.30—Requirements for Foreign MODU's (§144.30-1 to §144.30-5) > 144.30-5—Exposure suits.

144.30-5—Exposure suits.

Each foreign MODU must meet the requirements of § 144.20-5 of this chapter, except as follows:
(a) Exposure suits (immersion suits, survival suits, etc.) approved by the nation under which the MODU is documented may be used in lieu of suits approved under 46 CFR 160.071, provided that they are accepted by the Commandant as providing equivalent thermal protection to the wearer. (Requests for acceptance of such suits should be sent to Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, (CG-521), 2100 2nd St. SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126, along with technical data supporting the thermal performance of the suits.)
(b) Personal flotation device lights approved by the nation under which the MODU is documented may be used in lieu of lights approved under 46 CFR 161.012.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 82-075b, 49 FR 4377, Feb. 6, 1984, as amended by CGD 88-052, 53 FR 25121, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33665, June 28, 1996; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36283, June 25, 2010]