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Tips For Boating
by Capt. Jim Kerrick
Each year lives are lost In the field of recreational boating due to the lack of life preservers. A life preserver is an important, if not the most important piece of equipment on board your boat.- The size of the boat does not dictate whether or not a life saving device is required, but the law does state that each person on board any motor boat must have an approved life saving device readily accessbile. In this connection the United States Coast Guard has announced that effective January 1, 1965 all Kapok and Fibrous Glass life preservers, buoyant vest and buoyant cushions which do not have plastic covered pad inserts will not be acceptable as Coast Guard approved life saving devices. These devices will be carefully inspected to determine their acceptability. The covering material as well as the straps or ties must not be weakened by rot or tears, It is recommended that unprotected type life saving devices be replaced as soon as possible, but in any event prior to January 1, 1965. All life saving devices must be in serviceable condition and must carry a Coast Guard Approved Label.
A ski belt is not an approved life saving device. A skier may use a ski belt while skiing, however when the skier gets into the boat there must be an approved
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