---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.316"
title: "33"
number: "149.316"
heading: "What are the requirements for lifejackets?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.316"
---

# §149.316. What are the requirements for lifejackets?

- (a) Each lifejacket must be approved under approval series 160.002, 160.005, 160.055, 160.077, or 160.176.
- (b) Each lifejacket must have a light approved under approval series 161.012. Each light must be securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket.
- (c) Each lifejacket must have a whistle permanently attached by a cord.
- (d) Each lifejacket must be fitted with Type I retroreflective material, approved under approval series 164.018.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.