T&T: Random Coast Guard safety inspections

[Peter Bennett]

Saturday, March 3, 2007, 11:50:01 PM, jag wrote:

jvbc> Scott

jvbc> FWIW certain US Made safety equipment i.e. Life Jackets and Flares don't
jvbc> work in Canada.

Not quite right - USCG approved life jackets don't work if you fall
off a Canadian vessel, wherever it is, and Canadian-approved
life jackets don't work if you fall off a US vessel, wherever it is.
:-)

It is just a matter that each government requires its own approval on
some things, even it its standards are identical to the other
country's.

jvbc> Strange how that happens just crossing the border.

jvbc> I believe Canada subscribes to SOLAS the US doesn't. I'm certain somebody
jvbc> here can fill in the details.

I doubt if SOLAS compliance has anything to do with this.

I recall a discussion with a representative of Mustang - they had to
delay introduction of a certain life jacket until they could get
approval from both US and Canada, so the same design and specs could
be used in both their Canadian and US factories.  The Canadian-made
product was only sold in Canada, and the US-made product was only sold
in the US, because each country required that their own inspectors
could monitor the manufacturing process.

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