{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.076-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.076-3","heading":"-3 Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\nCommandant means the Chief of the Lifesaving and Fire Safety Standards Division. Address: Commandant (CG-ENG-4), Attn: Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-372-1392 or fax 202-372-1924.\nConditional approval means a PFD approval which has condition(s) with which the user must comply in order for the PFD to be counted toward meeting the carriage requirements for the vessel on which it is being used.\nFirst quality workmanship means construction which is free from any defect materially affecting appearance or serviceability.\nInflation medium means any solid, liquid, or gas that, when activated, provides inflation for buoyancy.\nInspector means a recognized laboratory representative assigned to perform, supervise or oversee the duties described in §§ 160.076-29 and 160.076-31 of this subpart or any Coast Guard representative performing duties related to the approval.\nMOU means memorandum of understanding which describes the approval functions a recognized independent laboratory performs for the Coast Guard, and the recognized independent laboratory's working arrangements with the Coast Guard.\nPerformance type means the in-water performance classification of the PFD.\nPFD means personal flotation device as defined in 33 CFR 175.13.\nPlans and specifications means the drawings, product description, construction specifications, and bill of materials submitted in accordance with § 160.076-13 for approval of a PFD design.","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 160.076—Inflatable Recreational Personal Flotation Devices"],"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":"324b1c48f2973c770f21fd5258942a64e7d3d482e3b1484efaea7d8720141725","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.076-1","next":"us/46-cfr-160.076-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}