# Self-inflating personal safety devices (life jackets, safety vests) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Self-inflating personal safety devices (life jackets, safety vests), carrier is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is No more than two devices, fitted with no more than two small gas cartridges per device (Division 2.2 gas only), plus no more than two spare cartridges per device, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Self-inflating personal safety devices (life jackets, safety vests) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** No more than two devices, fitted with no more than two small gas cartridges per device (Division 2.2 gas only), plus no more than two spare cartridges per device. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> No more than two self-inflating personal safety devices, fitted with no more than two small gas cartridges per device (containing no hazardous material other than a Division 2.2 gas) for inflation purposes plus no more than two spare cartridges per device.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/printable-chart

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).