---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 161.012-3"
title: "46"
number: "161.012-3"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/161.012-3"
---

# §161.012-3. Definitions.

- (a) As used in this subpart, PFD means Coast Guard approved personal flotation device.
- (b) For the purpose of [§ 161.012-7](/cfr/46/161.012-7.md), storage life means the amount of time after the date of manufacture of the power source of a light that the power source can be stored under typical marine environmental conditions on a vessel and still have sufficient power for the light to meet the requirements of [§ 161.012-9](/cfr/46/161.012-9.md).

## Notes

### 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.