Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 14  /  Part 25  /  Sec. 25.751 Main float buoyancy.

Each main float must have--

(a) A buoyancy of 80 percent in excess of that required to support the maximum weight of the seaplane or amphibian in fresh water; and

(b) Not less than five watertight compartments approximately equal in volume.