---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 161.013-3"
title: "46"
number: "161.013-3"
heading: "General performance requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/161.013-3"
---

# §161.013-3. General performance requirements.

- (a) **Each electric light must—**
  - (1) Emit a white light which meets the intensity requirements of [§ 161.013-5](/cfr/46/161.013-5.md);
  - (2) Be capable of automatic signaling in a manner which meets the requirements of [§ 161.013-7](/cfr/46/161.013-7.md);
  - (3) Contain an independent power source which meets the requirements of [§ 161.013-9](/cfr/46/161.013-9.md);
  - (4) Float in fresh water with the lens surface at or above the surface of the water;
  - (5) Be equipped with a waterproof switch; and
  - (6) Meet the requirement of [paragraphs (a)](#a) (1) through (4) of this section after floating for at least 72 hours followed by submersion in 5% by weight sodium chloride solution for at least 2 hours.
- (b) The electric light may not be equipped with a switch mechanism which permits continuous display of a beam of light except that the light may be equipped with a switch which returns to the off position when pressure is released.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 76-183a, 44 FR 73054, Dec. 17, 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.