46 CFR 160.037-2
§ 160.037-2 Type.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 160.037-2, § 160.037-2 Type, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/229214
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(a) Hand orange smoke distress signals specified by this subpart shall be one type which shall consist essentially of a wooden handle to which is attached a tubular casing having a sealing plug at the handle end, the casing being filled with a smoke producing composition and fuse with button of ignition material at the top, and a removable cap having a friction striking material on its top which may be exposed for use by pulling a tear strip. The signal is ignited by scraping the friction striker on top of the cap against the igniter button on top of the body of the signal. Alternate arrangements which conform to the performance requirements of this specification will be given special consideration.
(b) [Reserved]
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.