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46 CFR 197.342: Buoyancy-changing devices.

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  1. Title 46—Shipping
  2. CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  3. SUBCHAPTER V—MARINE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
  4. PART 197—GENERAL PROVISIONS
  5. Subpart B—Commercial Diving Operations

(a) A dry suit or other buoyancy-changing device not directly connected to the exhaust valve of the helmet or mask must have an independent exhaust valve.

(b) When used for SCUBA diving, a buoyancy-changing device must have an inflation source separate from the breathing gas supply.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:22Z. Source file · JSON

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