{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-169.551","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 169.551","heading":"Exposure suits.","body":"(a) This section applies to each vessel operating in exposed or partially protected waters service except those—\n(1) Operating on routes between 32° N and 32° S in the Atlantic Ocean.\n(2) Operating on routes between 35° N and 35° S latitude in all other waters.\n(b) Each vessel to which this section applies must have for each person on board an exposure suit approved under subpart 160.171 or a Type V exposure PFD approved under subpart 160.053.","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":"d379d0e1fdd143d2c1ab56147a2ed4899fdb1c7736f9422655e6257cf0dca52f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-169.549","next":"us/46-cfr-169.553"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}