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I don't know the particulars of the comment but I may have an idea what they may have been referring to.
If you were on a charter you must have class 1 life jacket for all on board. Children can wear an adult jacket (although it is best to have a couple children sizes). the viewer may have seen the kid in the class V and cried foul. Chances are you have class 1 preservers for all on board and you just let the kid wear the more comfortable class V. I have done that in the past as well, we all know there is just about no way to be comfortable in a class 1 never mind a child.
Spike
On a commercial boat Type 1 PFDS are requiered. However if a person {adult or child} wants to wear a type III of type V thats is legal also as long as they are infact wearing it. If they are just stowed they have to be type I. OF course children 12 and under must wear a PFD and this lets them wear Typ III or V if they want. I have checked this out with Marine patrol
Glen
Spike... you're a wealth of info. You've made a few posts here and elsewhere this week that definitely will save someone from breaking the law. Good stuff.
There is a new law, if I were on a charter with 3 clients and all 3 are wearing a type V vest and I was not I would only need 1 type I stowed! The law states type V MUST be worn at all times however! The marine patrol officer said I didnt even need 1 type I on board any longer although I have them. It is a new rule for 2009
Wow if that doesn't sound screwed up. If I was on a charter boat I'd want to know if the sht hit the fan I had the best available jacket to use. Maybe the change is an inland waters law. ???? I'm interested to know, so when I get some time I'll look into it.
Spike
Just remembered why I don't read the CFR's anymore, lol
Link: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2008/octqtr/pdf/46cfr25.25-5.pdf
This is current. States in there:
(c) Each vessel carrying passengers
for hire and each vessel 40 feet in
length or longer not carrying passengers
for hire must have at least one
life preserver approved under subchapter
Q of a suitable size for each
person on board. Kapok and fibrous
glass life preservers which do not have
plastic-covered pad inserts as required
by subparts 160.002 and 160.005 of this
chapter are not acceptable as equipment
required by this paragraph.
Not sure where subchapter Q is as I couldn't find it. If you read further down it references a commercial grade type v vest. Maybe Marine patrol is getting that confused with a rec. type v device?
Either way if you got enough class 1 it isn't an issue. I'd hate to have anything less on a vessel for hire and have someone drown due to the class preserver they were wearing. With the class 1 you can't get any better.
Spike
You can't wear a Type IV Captain it is a USCG approved throwable device like a boat cushion or a life ring.