§ 160.052-2 - Size and model.  


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  • § 160.052-2 Size and model.

    (a) A standard buoyant vest is manufactured in accordance with a plan specified in § 160.052-1(b) and is a:

    (1) Model AP, adult (for persons over 90 pounds);

    (2) Model CPM, child, medium (for persons weighing from 50 to 90 pounds); or

    (3) Model CPS, child, small (for persons weighing less than 50 pounds).

    (b) A nonstandard buoyant vest is:

    (1) Manufactured in accordance with the manufacturer's approved plan;

    (2) Equivalent in performance to the standard buoyant vest; and

    (3) Assigned a model designation by the manufacturer for the following sizes:

    (i) Adult (for persons weighing over 90 pounds);

    (ii) Child, medium (for persons weighing from 50 to 90 pounds);

    (iii) Child, small (for persons weighing less than 50 pounds).

    [CGD 72-163R, 38 FR 8120, Mar. 28, 1973]