{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-169.541","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 169.541","heading":"Number required.","body":"Each vessel must be provided with an approved adult personal flotation device of an appropriate size for each person carried. In addition, unless the service is such that children are never carried, there must be provided an approved personal flotation device of a suitable size for each child carried.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER R—NAUTICAL SCHOOLS","PART 169—SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS","Subpart 169.500—Lifesaving and Firefighting Equipment"],"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":"fa8e55d3dc70b70bab71649b3f35b160880eeea60fd1370791bf77681a7e5d70","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-169.539","next":"us/46-cfr-169.543"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}