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 Re: life jacket legal question
[Re: Big Red 12]
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05/16/08 11:08 AM
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Larry in Tawakoni
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All vessels under 16 feet (including canoes and kayaks) must be equipped with one Type I, II, III or V for each person on board.
Vessels 16 feet and longer, in addition to the Type I, II, III or V for each person on board, must have one Type IV which must be readily accessible.
From the way I read it, only the throw type has to be readily accesible. It does not say anything about the life jackets being readily accessible.
I would still not argue with a GW about it, but If i got a ticket for my life jackets being in storage..... i would definately fight it!
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Re: life jacket legal question
[Re: Larry in Tawakoni]
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05/16/08 11:57 AM
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Uncle Zeek
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Kids have to wear the lifejacket whenever the boat is underway - 'underway' means that you're not anchored, tied off or grounded - has nothing to do with whether the motor is on.
Adults aren't required to wear them while underway, but it's foolish not to have them on.
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Re: life jacket legal question
[Re: Rocky Robison]
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05/16/08 12:07 PM
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water_surge
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Not to be legal, now if you want to pass the Coast Guard Safety Certification on a motorized boat, and get a sticker to place on the boat, which if some GWs see, they won't even check your boat. You need to have 20' of rope attached to the throw cushion. 100' of anchor rope attached to an anchor, fire extinguisher, a paddle(even with trolling motor), whistle or horn. This was what was required several years ago, it could have changed somewhat since then.
On this anchor with 100' of rope, is this just for the coast guard check? Cause I don't even carry an anchor. I used to, but lost it last year, and just never remember to replace it. I know that the day I need it I will curse my memory for not having one.
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Re: life jacket legal question
[Re: water_surge]
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05/16/08 12:26 PM
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Rocky Robison
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Not to be legal, now if you want to pass the Coast Guard Safety Certification on a motorized boat, and get a sticker to place on the boat, which if some GWs see, they won't even check your boat. You need to have 20' of rope attached to the throw cushion. 100' of anchor rope attached to an anchor, fire extinguisher, a paddle(even with trolling motor), whistle or horn. This was what was required several years ago, it could have changed somewhat since then.
On this anchor with 100' of rope, is this just for the coast guard check? Cause I don't even carry an anchor. I used to, but lost it last year, and just never remember to replace it. I know that the day I need it I will curse my memory for not having one. Yes, that is just for Coast Guard certification. Not required by TPWD.
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Re: life jacket legal question
[Re: Larry in Tawakoni]
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05/19/08 12:14 AM
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j.steve
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All vessels under 16 feet (including canoes and kayaks) must be equipped with one Type I, II, III or V for each person on board.
Vessels 16 feet and longer, in addition to the Type I, II, III or V for each person on board, must have one Type IV which must be readily accessible.
From the way I read it, only the throw type has to be readily accesible. It does not say anything about the life jackets being readily accessible.
I would still not argue with a GW about it, but If i got a ticket for my life jackets being in storage..... i would definately fight it! In the link above, scroll down to "Lifesaving Devices" and read the first paragrah. PFD's have to be readily accessible
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Re: life jacket legal question
[Re: j.steve]
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05/19/08 07:06 AM
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Big Red 12
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That is the only thing wigh GW's and I respect them totally. Is the consistency between one GW and another. It depends on HOW they interpret the law.
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Re: life jacket legal question
[Re: bdog1234]
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05/19/08 08:23 AM
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The Fishing Physicist
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What a peace officer interpretation of the law is, and what the courts interpretation interpretation is are two different things.
The newer Basscats have storage compartments between the running seats that is designed to hold a Type IV. I'm dead dog sure that the folks at Basscat would have checked with the Coast Guard about the readily accessibility of the Type IV PFD before they would have offered this feature on their boats.
Now if a Type IV PFD is stored in the Basscat Type IV storage compartment is considered readily accessible then having a Type IV PFD in another storage compartment that is accessible by just opening the lid to that compartment must also be considered to be readily accessible so long as there are no other impediments to accessing the PFD.
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