---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.010-5"
title: "46"
number: "160.010-5"
heading: "Buoyant apparatus with plastic foam buoyancy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.010-5"
---

# §160.010-5. Buoyant apparatus with plastic foam buoyancy.

- (a) Buoyant apparatus with plastic foam buoyancy must have a plastic foam body with an external protective covering. The body may be reinforced as necessary to meet the tests in [§ 160.010-7](/cfr/46/160.010-7.md).
- (b) Plastic foam used in the construction of buoyant apparatus must be a unicellular type accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) as meeting one of the following:
  - (1) [Subpart 164.015](/cfr/46/subpart164.015.md) of this chapter.
  - (2) MIL-P-19644C (incorporated by reference, see [§ 160.010-1](/cfr/46/160.010-1.md) of this subpart).
  - (3) MIL-P-21929B (incorporated by reference, see [§ 160.010-1](/cfr/46/160.010-1.md) of this subpart).
  - (4) MIL-P-40619A (incorporated by reference, see [§ 160.010-1](/cfr/46/160.010-1.md) of this subpart).
- (c) The external protective covering must be—
  - (1) Fibrous-glass-reinforced plastic, constructed of a polyester resin listed on the current Qualified Products List for MIL-P-21607E(SH) (incorporated by reference, see [§ 160.010-1](/cfr/46/160.010-1.md) of this subpart), or accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) as meeting MIL-P-21607;
  - (2) Elastomeric vinyl accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) as meeting [§ 160.055-3(j)](/cfr/46/160.055-3.md?p=j) of this chapter; or
  - (3) Any other material accepted by the Commandant (CG-ENG-4) as providing equivalent protection for the body of the apparatus.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 79-167, 47 FR 41372, Sept. 20, 1982, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50466, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50733, Sept. 27, 1996. Redesignated by CGD 85-205, 62 FR 25545, May 9, 1997, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49237, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62975, Oct. 11, 2011]

### Source

Source: CGD 79-167, 47 FR 41372, Sept. 20, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Amendments

[CGD 79-167, 47 FR 41372, Sept. 20, 1982, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50466, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50733, Sept. 27, 1996. Redesignated by CGD 85-205, 62 FR 25545, May 9, 1997, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49237, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62975, Oct. 11, 2011]