The US Coast Guard announced it is finalizing the policy harmonizing personal flotation device (PFD) standards between the United States and Canada by accepting a new standard for approval of PFDs.
This is expected to enable PFD manufacturers to meet a single North American standard instead of separate standards for the United States and Canada.
The move comes after the USCG publication of a Notice of Availability and Request for Comments in August 2018, announcing that it was harmonizing PFD...
https://safety4sea.com/uscg-finalizes-pfds-harmonization-policy/