46 CFR 180.75
§ 180.75 Life jacket lights.
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- 46 CFR 180.75, § 180.75 Life jacket lights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230758
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(a) Each life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans, coastwise, or Great Lakes route, must have a life jacket light approved in accordance with § 161.012 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.112. Each life jacket light must be securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life jacket.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, life jacket lights are not required for life jackets on:
(1) Ferries; and
(2) Vessels with Certificates of Inspection endorsed only for routes that do not extend more than 20 miles from a harbor of safe refuge.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.