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46 CFR 164.023-5: -5 Performance; standard thread.
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 164—MATERIALS
- Subpart 164.023—Thread for Personal Flotation Devices
(a) Use Codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, 5 (any). Each thread which complies with all of the requirements of a specification listed in table 164.023-5(a) is assigned Use Codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, and 5 (any).
Table 164.023-5(a)
[Use codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, 5(any)]
Federal or military specification Material Type Class Ticket No. or size range
V-T-285E Polyester I or II 1 E, F, FF.
V-T-295E Nylon I or II A E, F, FF.
MIL-T-43624A Polyester 24 through 12.
MIL-T-43548C Polyester covered only 24 through 12.
(b) Use Code 4B. Each thread which meets the requirements of Federal Specifications V-T-295, Type II, Class A, number size 4, is assigned Use Code 4B.
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