1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i3
  4. part 96
  5. subpart 96.30
  6. § 96.30-5

View all text of Subpart 96.30 [§ 96.30-1 - § 96.30-90]

§ 96.30-5 - General.

(a) Each self-contained breathing apparatus must be of the pressure-demand, open-circuit type, approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and have at a minimum a 30-minute air supply, a full facepiece, and a spare charge.

(b) All equipment shall be maintained in an operative condition, and it shall be the responsibility of the master and chief engineer to ascertain that a sufficient number of the crew are familiar with the operation of the equipment.

[CGD 86-036, 57 FR 48325, Oct. 23, 1992; 57 FR 56406, Nov. 27, 1992]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

SOURCE: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17008, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 96.30-5