---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 25.25-13"
title: "46"
number: "25.25-13"
heading: "Personal flotation device lights."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/25.25-13"
---

# §25.25-13. Personal flotation device lights.

- (a) This section applies to vessels described in [§ 25.25-1](/cfr/46/25.25-1.md) that engage in ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes voyages.
- (b) Each immersion suit carried in accordance with [§ 25.25-5(e)](/cfr/46/25.25-5.md?p=e), each life preserver, each marine buoyant device intended to be worn, and each buoyant vest must have a personal flotation device light that is approved under [subpart 161.012](/cfr/46/subpart161.012.md) of this chapter.
- (c) Each personal flotation device light required by this section must be securely attached to the front shoulder area of the immersion suit, life preserver, or other personal flotation device.
- (d) If a personal flotation device light has a non-replaceable power source, the light must be replaced on or before the expiration date of the power source. If the light has a replaceable power source, the power source must be replaced on or before its expiration date and the light must be replaced when it is no longer serviceable.

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 38783, July 2, 1979, as amended by CGD 82-075a, 49 FR 4483, Feb. 7, 1984; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51042, Sept. 30, 1997]

### Source

Source: CGD 72-172R, 38 FR 8117, Mar. 28, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903(b); 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 4102, 4302; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16653, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[44 FR 38783, July 2, 1979, as amended by CGD 82-075a, 49 FR 4483, Feb. 7, 1984; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51042, Sept. 30, 1997]