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46 CFR 160.060-1: -1 Scope.

(a) This subpart contains requirements for production follow-up inspections for buoyant vests approved under this subpart prior to January 6, 2025.
(b) Buoyant vests approved under this subpart rely upon inherently buoyant material to achieve the minimum buoyancy.
(c) Buoyant vests approved under this subpart are intended to meet the carriage requirements for wearable PFDs for uninspected passenger vessels, uninspected commercial vessels over 40 ft (12m), and for inspected vessels.
(d) Each buoyant vest specified in this subpart is a standard model:
(1) Standard:
(i) Model AY, adult (for persons weighing over 90 pounds); or
(ii) Model CYM, child, medium (for children weighing from 50 to 90 pounds); or
(iii) Model CYS, child, small (for children weighing less than 50 pounds).
(2) Nonstandard:
(i) Model, 1 adult (for persons weighing over 90 pounds); or
(ii) Model, 1 child, medium (for persons weighing from 50 to 90 pounds); or
(iii) Model, 1 child, small (for persons weighing less than 50 pounds).

Where this section sits in the code

Title 46—Shipping
CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL
PART 160—LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
Subpart 160.060—Specification for a Buoyant Vest, Unicellular Polyethylene Foam, Adult and Child

(a) This subpart contains requirements for production follow-up inspections for buoyant vests approved under this subpart prior to January 6, 2025.

(b) Buoyant vests approved under this subpart rely upon inherently buoyant material to achieve the minimum buoyancy.

(c) Buoyant vests approved under this subpart are intended to meet the carriage requirements for wearable PFDs for uninspected passenger vessels, uninspected commercial vessels over 40 ft (12m), and for inspected vessels.

(d) Each buoyant vest specified in this subpart is a standard model:

(1) Standard:

(i) Model AY, adult (for persons weighing over 90 pounds); or

(ii) Model CYM, child, medium (for children weighing from 50 to 90 pounds); or

(iii) Model CYS, child, small (for children weighing less than 50 pounds).

(2) Nonstandard:

(i) Model, 1 adult (for persons weighing over 90 pounds); or

(ii) Model, 1 child, medium (for persons weighing from 50 to 90 pounds); or

(iii) Model, 1 child, small (for persons weighing less than 50 pounds).

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