46 CFR 160.264-21
§ 160.264-21 PFD manuals.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 160.264-21, § 160.264-21 PFD manuals, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/229595
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Full text
(a) An owner's manual in accordance with Figure 7DV of ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-5 (incorporated by reference, see § 160.264-5), may be provided with each inherently buoyant PFD sold or offered for sale. The text of each manual is reviewed with the application for approval.
(b) The Commandant may prescribe additional information in the manual for special purpose devices or unique or novel designs.
(c) Additional information, instructions, or illustrations may be included in the owner's manual if there is no contradiction to the required information.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.