{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.050-6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.050-6","heading":"-6 Marking.","body":"(a) Each ring buoy must have the following information in waterproof lettering:\nType IV Personal Flotation Device.\nInspected and tested in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations.\n(Name of buoyant material) buoyant material provides a minimum buoyant force of (32 lb. or 16 1/2 lb.).\nApproved for use on recreational boats only as a throwable device.\nU.S. Coast Guard Approval No. 160.050/(assigned manufacturer's No.)/(Revision No.); (Model No.).\n(Name and address of manufacturer or distributor).\n(Size).\nUSCG (Marine Inspection Office identification letters).\n(Lot No.).\n(b) A method of marking that is different from the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section may be given consideration by the Coast Guard.","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 160.050—Specification for a Buoy, Life Ring, Unicellular Plastic"],"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":"8a2f0a4689a42f1ca9b42925708eae5ee8d74c44d58fb7fe0fef401ed15524ba","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.050-5","next":"us/46-cfr-160.050-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}