§ 160.176-1 - Scope.  


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  • § 160.176-1 Scope.

    (a) This subpart contains structural and performance standards and procedures for approval of inflatable lifejackets, as well as requirements for associated manuals, servicing programs, and shore-side service facilities.

    (b) Other regulations in this chapter provide that inflatable lifejackets must be:

    (1) Serviced annually at designated servicing facilities; and

    (2) Maintained in accordance with their user manuals.

    (c) Inflatable lifejackets approved under this subpart -

    (1) Rely entirely upon inflation for buoyancy;

    (2) Meet the requirements for lifejackets in the 1983 Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74/83);

    (3) Have performance equivalent to Type I Personal Flotation Devices (PFD's) with any one chamber deflated; and

    (4) Are designed to be worn by adults.