[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR28.110]

[Page 337]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 28_REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS--
Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B_Requirements for All Vessels
 
Sec. 28.110  Life preservers or other personal flotation devices.

    (a) Except as provided by Sec. 28.305 of this chapter, each vessel 
must be equipped with at least one immersion suit, exposure suit, or 
wearable personal flotation device of the proper size for each 
individual on board as specified in table 28.110 and part 25, subpart 
25.25 of this chapter. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (c) 
and (d) of Sec. 25.25-1 of this chapter, each commercial fishing 
industry vessel propelled by sail or a manned barge employed in 
commercial fishing activities must meet the requirements of this 
paragraph.
    (b) Each wearable personal flotation device must be stowed so that 
it is readily accessible to the individual for whom it is intended, from 
both the individual's normal work station and berthing area. If there is 
no location accessible to both the work station and the berthing area, 
an appropriate device must be stowed in both locations.

                          Table 28.110--Personal Flotation Devices and Immersion Suits
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          Applicable waters                  Vessel type            Devices required        Other regulations
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Seaward of the Boundary Line and       Documented Vessel......  Immersion suit or        28.135; 25.25-9(a);
 North of 32[deg]N or South of                                   exposure suit.           25.25-13; 25.25-15.
 32[deg]S; and Lake Superior.
Coastal Waters on the West Coast of    All vessels............  ......do...............   Do.
 the United States north of Point
 Reyes, CA; Beyond Coastal Waters,
 cold water; and Lake Superior.
All other waters (Includes all Great   40 feet (12.2 meters)    Type I, Type V           28.135; 25.25-5(e);
 Lakes except Lake Superior).           or more in length.       commercial hybrid,       25.25-5(f); 25.25-
                                                                 immersion suit, or       9(a); 25.25-13; 25.25-
                                                                 exposure suit.\1\        15.
                                       Less than 40 feet (12.2  Type I, Type II, Type     Do.
                                        meters) in length.       III, Type V commercial
                                                                 hybrid, immersion
                                                                 suit, or exposure
                                                                 suit.\1\
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\1\ Certain Type V personal flotation devices are approved for substitution for Type I, II, or III personal
  flotation devices when used in accordance with the conditions stated in the Coast Guard approval table.


[CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, as amended by CGD 88-079b, 57 
FR 34189, Aug. 3, 1992; CGD 95-012, 60 FR 48048, Sept. 18, 1995; USCG-
2000-7790, 65 FR 58458, Sept. 29, 2000]