{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.073-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.073-1","heading":"-1 Scope.","body":"(a) This subpart contains requirements for a float-free link used for connecting a life float or buoyant apparatus painter to a vessel. The float-free link is designed to be broken by the buoyant force of the life float or buoyant apparatus so that the float or apparatus breaks free of a vessel that sinks in water deeper than the length of the painter.\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 160.073—Float-Free Link or Life Floats and Buoyant Apparatus"],"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":"0f4e15f08fb8cccf5aa038b804b98520522313021e29d293ae64454b98881871","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.072-09","next":"us/46-cfr-160.073-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}