---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.264-13"
title: "46"
number: "160.264-13"
heading: "Approval inspections and tests."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.264-13"
---

# §160.264-13. Approval inspections and tests.

- (a) Each PFD must be certified by a recognized laboratory as meeting the requirements of ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-5 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 160.264-5](/cfr/46/160.264-5.md)) for an inherently buoyant Level 50 or Level 70 PFD. Approval tests specified in ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-5 must be conducted or supervised by a recognized laboratory using PFDs constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications submitted with the application for approval.
- (b) Each PFD design must be visually examined for compliance with the construction and performance requirements of this subpart and ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-5 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 160.264-5](/cfr/46/160.264-5.md)).
- (c) The Commandant may prescribe additional tests for approval of novel or unique designs.

## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2022-0120, 89 FR 97398, Dec. 6, 2024, 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.