UL 1517

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Hybrid Personal Flotation Devices
UL 1517

1.1 These requirements cover wearable buoyant devices having:

• At least one compartment that relies upon inflation by gas or other medium to provide buoyancy, and
• A quantity of inherently buoyant material.

1.2 The hybrid devices covered by this standard are intended for United States Coast Guard (USCG) approval under 46 CFR 160.077 as recreational use devices.