Section R. 281.3404 - Personal flotation devices and water lightRule 404.
(1) The owner of a vessel shall provide 1 coast guard-approved type I, type II, or type III personal flotation device, of a proper size, for each person, including the crew, to be carried onboard. Each device shall be inspected at the dockside inspection.(2) The owner of a vessel shall have aboard the vessel a ring life buoy not less than 20 inches in diameter. The ring life buoy shall comply with all of the following requirements:(a) Be readily accessible in a suitable location.(b) Have attached, in a suitable manner, not less than 50 feet of line.(c) Be marked as required by R 281.3117.(3) The owner of a vessel, except those vessels operating exclusively on rivers, shall provide a water light which is self-activating upon contact with the water and which is approved by the marine inspector. The light shall be stored in a readily accessible location near the ring life buoy and shall be in good and serviceable condition. When, at the owner's discretion, the light is attached to the ring life buoy, it shall be attached by a line at least 1 foot in length.(4) Beginning January 1, 1982, any personal flotation device acquired as a replacement for an existing required device shall have affixed, in a suitable manner, 200 square centimeters (31.5 sq. in.) of coast guard-approved retroreflective material to the outside of each device and 200 square centimeters (31.5 sq. in.) to the inside of each device that is reversible.Mich. Admin. Code R. 281.3404