Editing Retroreflector (section)

===Ships, boats, emergency gear===
Retroflective tape is recognized and recommended by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ([[International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea|SOLAS]]) because of its high reflectivity of both light and [[radar]] signals. Application to [[Lifeboat (shipboard)|life rafts]], personal flotation devices, and other safety gear makes it easy to locate people and objects in the water at night. When applied to boat surfaces it creates a larger [[Radar cross section|radar signature]]—particularly for fiberglass boats, which produce very little radar reflection on their own. It conforms to International Maritime Organization regulation, IMO Res. A.658 (16) and meets U.S. Coast Guard specification 46 CFR Part 164, Subpart 164.018/5/0. Examples of commercially available products are 3M part numbers 3150A and 6750I, and Orafol Oralite FD1403.