Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 46 - Shipping |
Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
SubChapter Q - Equipment, Construction, and Materials: Specifications and Approval |
Part 160 - Lifesaving Equipment |
Subpart 160.073 - Float-Free Link or Life Floats and Buoyant Apparatus |
§ 160.073-1 - Scope.
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§ 160.073-1 Scope.
(a) This subpart contains requirements for a float-free link used for connecting a life float or buoyant apparatus painter to a vessel. The float-free link is designed to be broken by the buoyant force of the life float or buoyant apparatus so that the float or apparatus breaks free of a vessel that sinks in water deeper than the length of the painter.
(b) [Reserved]