(a) General. The manufacturer must provide an owner's manual with each inflatable PFD sold or offered for sale. A draft of the manual for each model must be submitted for approval in accordance with § 160.076-13.

(b) Manual contents. Each owner's manual must contain the information specified in UL 1180 (incorporated by reference, see § 160.076-11), and, if the PFD is conditionally approved, an explanation of the meaning of, and reasons for, the approval conditions.