{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-23.2310","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 23.2310","heading":"Buoyancy for seaplanes and amphibians.","body":"Airplanes intended for operations on water, must—\n(a) Provide buoyancy of 80 percent in excess of the buoyancy required to support the maximum weight of the airplane in fresh water; and\n(b) Have sufficient margin so the airplane will stay afloat at rest in calm water without capsizing in case of a likely float or hull flooding.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT","PART 23—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY AIRPLANES","Subpart D—Design and Construction"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"e2b3d52e91aa7bbc265812825c00519adaafc042c9452036fdc94677504a9460","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-23.2305","next":"us/14-cfr-23.2315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}