---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 161.012-17"
title: "46"
number: "161.012-17"
heading: "Instructions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/161.012-17"
---

# §161.012-17. Instructions.

- (a) Each light must have instructions on how to attach it to a PFD in a manner that complies with [§ 161.012-7(a)](/cfr/46/161.012-7.md?p=a). However, in the case of lights that are to be attached by a PFD manufacturer, only one set of instructions need be provided for each shipment of lights.
- (b) If a light is designed to be attached to a finished PFD, any attachment materials that are not supplied with the light must be clearly identified in the instructions. If a light is to be attached to a finished PFD by a PFD purchaser, any attachment materials not supplied with the light must be generally available for purchase.
- (c) **Each set of instructions must—**
  - (1) Clearly identify the kind of PFD construction (for example fabric covered or vinyl dipped) to which the light can be attached; and
  - (2) **Not require penetration of the buoyant material of the PFD.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 76-028, 44 FR 38785, July 2, 1979, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58286, Sept. 29, 2014]

### Source

Source: CGD 76-028, 44 FR 38785, July 2, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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

### Amendments

[CGD 76-028, 44 FR 38785, July 2, 1979, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58286, Sept. 29, 2014]