{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.027-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.027-2","heading":"-2 Type.","body":"(a) Each life float must meet the requirements in subpart 160.010 of this chapter for a peripheral body type buoyant apparatus designed so that persons supported are only partially immersed (180 N (40 lb.) of buoyancy per person required).\n(b) [Reserved]","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 160.027—Life Floats 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":"73caef73119b1d2827144da82467a94259fd35e34f4f0c119e876b0caad20ecf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.024-7","next":"us/46-cfr-160.027-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}