{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.045-21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.045-21","heading":"-21 PFD manuals.","body":"(a) An owner's manual must be provided with each fully or partially inflatable throwable PFD sold or offered for sale. The text of each manual is reviewed with the application for approval.\n(b) The Commandant may prescribe additional information in the manual for special purpose devices or unique or novel designs.\n(c) Additional information, instructions, or illustrations may be included in the owner's manual if there is no contradiction to the required information.","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 160.045—Recreational Throwable PFDs"],"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":"cf60812f4930e9c955013b83560cabe6b7846a266a8dacea21810410fb8d1165","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.045-17","next":"us/46-cfr-160.045-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}