46 CFR 169.543
§ 169.543 Distribution and stowage.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 169.543, § 169.543 Distribution and stowage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230197
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(a) Personal flotation devices must be distributed through the upper part of the vessel in protected places convenient to the persons on board.
(b) If practicable, personal flotation device containers must be designed to allow the PFDs to float free.
(c) Personal flotation devices for children, when provided, must be stowed separately.
(d) Lockers, boxes, and closets in which PFDs are stowed must not be capable of being locked.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.