{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-164.023-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 164.023-5","heading":"-5 Performance; standard thread.","body":"(a) Use Codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, 5 (any). Each thread which complies with all of the requirements of a specification listed in table 164.023-5(a) is assigned Use Codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, and 5 (any).\nTable 164.023-5(a)\n[Use codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, 5(any)]\nFederal or military specification Material Type Class Ticket No. or size range\nV-T-285E Polyester I or II 1 E, F, FF.\nV-T-295E Nylon I or II A E, F, FF.\nMIL-T-43624A Polyester 24 through 12.\nMIL-T-43548C Polyester covered only 24 through 12.\n(b) Use Code 4B. Each thread which meets the requirements of Federal Specifications V-T-295, Type II, Class A, number size 4, is assigned Use Code 4B.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 164—MATERIALS","Subpart 164.023—Thread for 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":"e936d88767f23295cef51a20b190326029cc29d709207865a5ff6f153aa32efb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-164.023-3","next":"us/46-cfr-164.023-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}