Harbors and Navigation Code section 261

Every steam vessel navigating any waters of this State and carrying passengers, shall be equipped with boats as follows:

(a)

If of five hundred tons measurement, one first-class life-boat and one row-boat, twenty-five feet long by seven wide, each capable of carrying fifty persons; and at least one other good row-boat.

(b)

If of two hundred and fifty and less than five hundred tons measurement, at least two ordinary row-boats.

(c)

If of less than two hundred and fifty tons burden, at least one small row-boat.
The boats shall be so attached that they can be launched at any time for immediate use.

Source: Section 261, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=261.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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