46 C.F.R. § 160.073-20
Marking.
Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 160.073-20 (2026)
(a) Each link certified by the manufacturer to meet the requirements of this subpart must have a corrosion resistant, waterproof tag attached to it that has the following information on it (the manufacturer must make the appropriate entries in the indicated space):
FLOAT-FREE LINK FOR LIFE FLOATS AND BUOYANT APPARATUS
Of (
10 or less
) (
11 to 20
) (
21 or more
) persons capacity.
Normal breaking strength ____________________.
Meets U.S. coast guard
Requirements—46 CFR 160.073.
Made by: (
name and address
) ______________________________________________
(
Date
) ____________________________
(b) [Reserved]
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 46:160.073.