Contact: Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office
(216) 902-6020
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| News Release |
Date: May 20, 2009 Contact: Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office |
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National Safe Boating Week -- Day 4: Life Jackets ● All recreational boats must carry one wearable PFD (Type I, II, III or Type V PFD) for each person aboard. Any boat 16ft and longer (except canoes and kayaks) must also carry one throwable PFD (Type IV PFD). ● The law states you must have a PFD on board, but the Coast Guard recommends you wear your PFD at all times when boating. It is much more difficult to locate, access or don a PFD at the moment the accident occurs. ● Some states require that children wear PFDs. Factors such as age, size of the boat/vessel and/or boating operations play a factor. The Coast Guard recommends ALL children wear a PFD at all time when on a boat or in the water. Additional information on life jackets (PFDs), can be found at http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/fedreqs/equ_pfd.htm. For media inquiries, additional information or to arrange an interview with a Coast Guard member concerning the importance of wearing life jackets, contact your local Coast Guard unit or the Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at (216) 902-6020 ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. |
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