[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR175.15]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 175--EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Personal Flotation Devices
 
Sec. 175.15  Personal flotation devices required.

    Except as provided in Sec. 175.17 and 175.25:
    (a) No person may use a recreational vessel unless at least one PFD 
of the following types is on board for each person:
    (1) Type I PFD;
    (2) Type II PFD; or
    (3) Type III PFD.
    (b) No person may use a recreational vessel 16 feet or more in 
length unless one Type IV PFD is on board in addition to the total 
number of PFDs required in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) No person may operate a recreational vessel under way with any 
child under 13 years old aboard unless each such child is either--
    (1) Wearing an appropriate PFD approved by the Coast Guard; or
    (2) Below decks or in an enclosed cabin.

[CGD 81-023, 55 FR 32034, Aug. 6, 1990, as amended by CGD 92-045, 58 FR 
41608, Aug. 4, 1993; USCG-2000-8589, 67 FR 42493, June 24, 2002]