{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.028-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.028-2","heading":"-2 Type.","body":"(a) Each signal pistol for launching a parachute distress signal that meets subpart 160.024 of this part must be of the center-firing type having chamber and bore dimensions within the limits indicated by Figure No. 160.028-2(a).\n(b) A signal pistol for launching an aerial flare not under paragraph (a) of this section may have any chamber and bore dimensions if they are not the dimensions for a conventional round of ammunition.","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 160.028—Signal Pistols for Red Flare Distress Signals"],"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":"b11bab2271f748459db60d605c8348b8a424c751a8fccb66765adcffe9a81879","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.027-7","next":"us/46-cfr-160.028-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}