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Code · CFR · Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Part 144 · § 144.01-20

§ 144.01-20. Life preservers.

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(a)An approved life preserver shall be provided for each person on a manned platform. The life preservers shall be located in easily accessible places.
(b)All kapok and fibrous glass life preservers which do not have plastic-covered pad inserts shall be removed from service.
(c)Each life preserver carried on a manned platform must have a personal flotation device light that is approved under Subpart 161.012 of 46 CFR part 161. Each light must be securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life preserver.
(d)Each life preserver carried on a manned platform must have at least 200 sq. cm (31 sq. in.) of retroreflective material attached on its front side, at least 200 sq. cm on its back side, and at leat 200 sq. cm of material on each of its reversible sides. The material must be Type I material that is approved under 46 CFR 164.018. The material attached on each side of a life preserver must be divided equally between the upper quadrants of the side, and the material in each quadrant must be attached as closely as possible to the shoulder area of the life preserver. \[CGFR 60-35, 25 FR 10132, Oct. 25, 1960, as amended by CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9383, Mar. 3, 1982; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35530, June 30, 1998\]
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