---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 140.430"
title: "46"
number: "140.430"
heading: "Wearing of work vests."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/140.430"
---

# §140.430. Wearing of work vests.

- (a) Personnel dispatched from the vessel or that are working in an area on the exterior of the vessel without rails and guards must wear a lifejacket meeting requirements in [46 CFR 141.340](/cfr/46/141.340.md), an immersion suit meeting requirements in [46 CFR 141.350](/cfr/46/141.350.md), or a work vest approved by the Commandant under [46 CFR subpart 160.053](/cfr/46/subpart160.053.md). When worn at night, the work vest must be equipped with a light that meets the requirements of [46 CFR 141.340(g)(1)](/cfr/46/141.340.md?p=g-1). Work vests may not be substituted for the lifejackets required by [46 CFR part 141](/cfr/46/part141.md).
- (b) Each storage container containing a work vest must be marked “WORK VEST”.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.