{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-161.012-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 161.012-3","heading":"-3 Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this subpart, PFD means Coast Guard approved personal flotation device.\n(b) For the purpose of § 161.012-7, storage life means the amount of time after the date of manufacture of the power source of a light that the power source can be stored under typical marine environmental conditions on a vessel and still have sufficient power for the light to meet the requirements of § 161.012-9.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 161—ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT","Subpart 161.012—Personal Flotation Device Lights"],"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":"2805fa2db7ea7c2ba474363ca358405d94f2becb493b1aee5e6a323568eb2ea5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-161.012-1","next":"us/46-cfr-161.012-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}