CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL (parts 159 to 165) > PART 164—MATERIALS > SUBPART 164.019—Personal Flotation Device Components (§164.019-1 to §164.019-17) > 164.019-4—Component requirements.

164.019-4—Component requirements.

(a) PFDs may be constructed only with Coast Guard-accepted PFD components meeting the requirements of this subchapter.
(b) PFD components may be used in the construction of PFDs only in accordance with their Use Codes.