T&T: Canadian life jackets

[Peter Bennett]

Monday, April 13, 2009, 12:59:17 PM, Pchapes wrote:

pac> Having failed to get a response from the USCG, I will turn to the 
pac> collective wisdom of T&T readers. Are Canadian MOT (Ministry of 
pac> Transport) approved life jackets acceptable to the USCG?
pac> Peter Chapin
pac> Moon Beam
pac> Selene 53

I suspect not.  USCG lifejackets are not "approved" for carriage on
Canadian vessels.

As I understand it, it is not illegal to carry and use US (or other
foreign) lifejackets on a Canadian vessel, but they don't count as
part of the required safety equipment.

At http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/fedreqs/equ_pfd.htm it says
PFDs must be Coast Guard approved.


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