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33 CFR 149.316: What are the requirements for lifejackets?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS
- PART 149—DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT
- Subpart C—Lifesaving Equipment
(a) Each lifejacket must be approved under approval series 160.002, 160.005, 160.055, 160.077, or 160.176.
(b) Each lifejacket must have a light approved under approval series 161.012. Each light must be securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket.
(c) Each lifejacket must have a whistle permanently attached by a cord.
(d) Each lifejacket must be fitted with Type I retroreflective material, approved under approval series 164.018.
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