US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 46 CFR — ShippingChapter I — COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYPart 25 — REQUIREMENTSSubpart 25.25—Life Preservers and Other Lifesaving Equipment25.25-1946 C.F.R. § 25.25-19Visual distress signals.Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 27 wordsOfficial source Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 25.25-19 (2026)Each uninspected passenger vessel must meet the visual distress signal requirements of 33 CFR part 175 applicable to the vessel. [USCG-1999-5040, 67 FR 34776, May 15, 2002]Previous46 C.F.R. § 25.25-17