---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 175.17"
title: "33"
number: "175.17"
heading: "Exemptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/175.17"
---

# §175.17. Exemptions.

- (a) Canoes and kayaks 16 feet or more in length are exempted from the requirements for carriage of the additional throwable PFD required under [§ 175.15(b)](/cfr/33/175.15.md?p=b).
- (b) Racing shells, rowing sculls, racing canoes, and racing kayaks are exempted from the requirements for carriage of any PFD required under [§ 175.15](/cfr/33/175.15.md).
- (c) Sailboards are exempted from the requirements for carriage of any PFD required under [§ 175.15](/cfr/33/175.15.md).
- (d) Vessels of the United States used by foreign competitors while practicing for or racing in competition are exempted from the carriage of any PFD required under [§ 175.15](/cfr/33/175.15.md), provided the vessel carries one of the sponsoring foreign country's acceptable flotation devices for each foreign competitor onboard.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2013-0263, 79 FR 56499, Sept. 22, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

### Source

Source: CGD 72-120R, 38 FR 8115, Mar. 28, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2013-0263, 79 FR 56499, Sept. 22, 2014]