CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER C—UNINSPECTED VESSELS (parts 24 to 28) > PART 28—REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS > SUBPART D—Requirements for Vessels Which Have Their Keel Laid or Are at a Similar Stage of Construction on or After or Which Undergo a Major Conversion Completed on or After September 15, 1991, > 28.310—Launching of survival craft.

28.310—Launching of survival craft.

A gate or other opening must be provided in the deck rails, lifelines, or bulwarks adjacent to the stowage location of each survival craft which weighs more than 110 pounds (489 Newtons), to allow the survival craft to be manually launched.