- (a) Personal flotation devices must be distributed through the upper part of the vessel in protected places convenient to the persons on board.
- (b) If practicable, personal flotation device containers must be designed to allow the PFDs to float free.
- (c) Personal flotation devices for children, when provided, must be stowed separately.
- (d) Lockers, boxes, and closets in which PFDs are stowed must not be capable of being locked.