46 C.F.R. § 28.145
Current through October 31, 2024
Except as provided by 28.305, each vessel must be equipped with the distress signals specified in table 28.145.
Table 28.145-Distress Signals
| Area | Devices required |
| Ocean, more than 50 miles from coastline | 3 parachute flares, approval series 160.136; plus 6 hand flares, approval series 160.121; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 160.122. |
| Ocean, 3-50 miles from the coastline; or more than 3 miles from the coastline on the Great Lakes | 3 parachute flares, approval series 160.136, or 160.036; plus 6 hand flares, approval series 160.121 or 160.021; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 160.122, 160.022, or 160.037. |
| Coastal waters, excluding the Great Lakes; or within 3 miles of the coastline on the Great Lakes | Night visual distress signals consisting of one electric distress light, approval series 161.013 or 3 approved flares; plus Day visual distress signals consisting of one distress flag, approval series 160.072, or 3 approved flares, or 3 approved smoke signals.1 |
1 If flares are carried, the same 3 flares may be counted toward meeting both the day and night requirement.
46 C.F.R. §28.145