Life Jacket Type Rating?

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Life Jacket Type Rating? United States Coast Guard Eighth District PFD Rule Update What Happened With Life Jacket Type Rating? Ed Huntsman, USCG

United States Coast Guard Eighth District

Life Jacket (PFD) Type Codes United States Coast Guard Eighth District Life Jacket (PFD) Type Codes The Coast Guard issued a Rule on October 22, 2014 removing references to Type codes In regulations on the carriage and labeling of Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices (PFDs).

PFD Type Code Change This rule change affects: Federal regulations United States Coast Guard Eighth District PFD Type Code Change This rule change affects: Federal regulations Commercial operators Recreational boaters Here’s an overview of the change . . .

PFD Type Code Change Public Rule Making Comment Process: United States Coast Guard Eighth District PFD Type Code Change Public Rule Making Comment Process: NPRM (78 FR 49412): August 14, 2013 NRPM Comment Period Ended on October 15, 2013 Final Rule announced July, 2014 Rule in Affect October 22, 2014

United States Coast Guard Eighth District PFD Type Code Change The rule change removed references to longstanding PFD type codes from regulations for the carriage and marking of Coast Guard-approved PFDs.

NOTHING HAS CHANGED YET, BUT IT WILL! United States Coast Guard Eighth District PFD Type Code Change NOTHING HAS CHANGED YET, BUT IT WILL!

United States Coast Guard Eighth District PFD Type Code Change Removing type codes from regulations will facilitate future incorporation by reference of new industry consensus standards for PFD labeling that more effectively convey safety information, and is a step toward harmonization of regulations with PFD requirements in Canada and other countries.

Regulations affected . . . Among others: United States Coast Guard Eighth District Regulations affected . . . Among others: 33 CFR 175 – Equipment Requirements and 181 – Personal Flotation Devices Title 46 Part 160 – Lifesaving Equipment

United States Coast Guard Eighth District PFD Type Code Change We will see icons that transcend written information! English French Spanish and others?

PFD Type Code Change European Union (EU) Examples: United States Coast Guard Eighth District PFD Type Code Change European Union (EU) Examples:

Actual new brochure (tag) Attached to new life jacket: United States Coast Guard Eighth District Actual new brochure (tag) Attached to new life jacket:

United States Coast Guard Eighth District

United States Coast Guard Eighth District Symbols already showing up by some manufacturers

Remember, nothing has changed yet! United States Coast Guard Eighth District Remember, nothing has changed yet! But it is coming . . .

U.L. Standards Technical Panel United States Coast Guard Eighth District U.L. Standards Technical Panel Meeting at CG HQs April 10-13. Drafting standards for both U.S. and Canada. Full PFD Standards Technical Panel meeting at the end of May, 2018 to discuss progress. For more information contact the Coast Guard’s Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division. Hope to learn more at the Life Jacket Assoc. (formerly PFDMA) meeting in June, 2018.

Questions? Comments? Edward.L.Huntsman@uscg.mil 504-671-2148 United States Coast Guard Eighth District Questions? Comments? Edward.L.Huntsman@uscg.mil 504-671-2148