{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.171-7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.171-7","heading":"-7 Approval procedures.","body":"(a) General. An immersion suit is approved by the Coast Guard under the procedures in subpart 159.005 of this chapter.\n(b) Approval testing. Each approval test must be conducted in accordance with § 160.171-17 or § 160.171-19.\n(c) Approval of child size and oversize adult suits. No child size or oversize adult sized suit will be approved unless the adult size of the suit has been approved.","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 160.171—Immersion Suits"],"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":"5523f1328533a6168fd72f7c4eed99ebb5fe6727fe0998560c09e87283205afa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.171-5","next":"us/46-cfr-160.171-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}