Section 108.595 - Communications(a)Radio lifesaving appliances. Radio lifesaving appliance installations and arrangements must meet the requirements of 47 CFR part 80.(b)Distress flares. Each unit must-(1) Carry not less than 12 rocket parachute flares approved under approval series 160.136; and(2) Stow the flares in a portable watertight container carried on the navigating bridge, or if the unit does not have a bridge, in the control room.