{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.010-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.010-5","heading":"-5 Buoyant apparatus with plastic foam buoyancy.","body":"(a) Buoyant apparatus with plastic foam buoyancy must have a plastic foam body with an external protective covering. The body may be reinforced as necessary to meet the tests in § 160.010-7.\n(b) Plastic foam used in the construction of buoyant apparatus must be a unicellular type accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) as meeting one of the following:\n(1) Subpart 164.015 of this chapter.\n(2) MIL-P-19644C (incorporated by reference, see § 160.010-1 of this subpart).\n(3) MIL-P-21929B (incorporated by reference, see § 160.010-1 of this subpart).\n(4) MIL-P-40619A (incorporated by reference, see § 160.010-1 of this subpart).\n(c) The external protective covering must be—\n(1) Fibrous-glass-reinforced plastic, constructed of a polyester resin listed on the current Qualified Products List for MIL-P-21607E(SH) (incorporated by reference, see § 160.010-1 of this subpart), or accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) as meeting MIL-P-21607;\n(2) Elastomeric vinyl accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) as meeting § 160.055-3(j) of this chapter; or\n(3) Any other material accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) as providing equivalent protection for the body of the apparatus.","path":["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 160.010—Buoyant Apparatus for Merchant Vessels"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"e3751168a29cc11d08631d88fe892ccb2b4cce91cd9bca917bf9c3c9e330f3a7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.010-4","next":"us/46-cfr-160.010-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}