46 C.F.R. § 160.052-6 Construction—nonstandard vests.
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(a) General. The construction methods used for nonstandard buoyant vests must be equivalent to those requirements in §160.052–5 for a standard vest and also meet the requirements in this section. (b) Size. Each nonstandard vest must contain the following volume of plastic foam buoyant material, determined by the displacement method: (1) Five hundred cubic inches or more for an adult size; (2) Three hundred and fifty cubic inches or more for a child, medium size; (3) Two hundred and twenty-five cubic inches or more for a child, small size. (c) Arrangement of buoyant material. The buoyant material in a nonstandard vest must: (1) Be arranged to hold the wearer in an upright or backward position with head and face out of water; (2) Have no tendency to turn a wearer face downward in the water; and (3) Be arranged so that 70 to 75 percent of the total is located in the front of the vest. (d) Neck opening. Each cloth-covered nonstandard vest must have at the neck opening: (1) A gusset; or (2) Reinforcing tape. (e) Adjustment, fit, and donning. Each nonstandard vest must be made with adjustments to: (1) Fit a range of wearers for the type designed; and (2) Facilitate donning time for an uninitiated person. [CGD 72–163R, 38 FR 8120, Mar. 28, 1973]
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PART 160—LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
Subpart 160.052—Specification for a Buoyant Vest, Unicellular Plastic Foam, Adult and Child
§ 160.052-6 Construction—nonstandard vests.
