46 C.F.R. § 197.342

Buoyancy-changing devices.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 46 wordsSubsections: 2Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 197.342 (2026)

(a) A dry suit or other buoyancy-changing device not directly connected to the exhaust valve of the helmet or mask must have an independent exhaust valve. (b) When used for SCUBA diving, a buoyancy-changing device must have an inflation source separate from the breathing gas supply.
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