I think, as metioned earlier, that I have also heard that a float TUBE does
not require a lifejacket..a BOAT does. It may be necessary to redefine a
pontoon BOAT as a pontoon tube to avoid the use of a floatation vest and the
long arm of the law! Remember, whatever devise you use has to say...COAST
GUARD APPROVED. Jere And a good question to ask them, "Do I really need to
carry a fire extinguisher and a flare gun in my Pontoon boat?
----- Original Message -----
From: Abbott, John C. SM1(SW) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 10:55 AM
Subject: RE: Fish & Game at Rattlesnake WAS: Life Preservers
> Greetings from the Arabian Gulf,
>
> Great thread here...
>
> I have a Mustang Floatation Jacket- not a life jacket. Now the numerous
> times I have been checked by Fish and Game I received 50/50 comments about
> this very issue... I even was once stopped by the Coast Guard (the jacket
> is their design) out on Hale's Passage in my pontoon and gave me a "thumbs
> up." Then there was a time I was stopped by a Sheriff on Chamber's Creek
> and almost cited.. it took a lot of explaining to get out of that one...
>
> As far as legal requirements, any type of water craft requires a life
> jacket. However, wearing of the life jacket,
> I haven't seen anything difinitive in writing. Maybe it is a judgement
call
> on the enforcement official... Comments?
>
> John Abbott
>
>
> > > checking licenses and compliance. We got a rather stern warning for
not
> > > having life jackets with us on the pontoon boats. According to the
> > > officer, a wearable life jackets (cushions don't count) IS a
requirement
> > > on pontoon boats but not in float tubes. Tho I usually carry a life
> > > jacket on a river, I rarely do on the lakes and in spite of having
been
> > > checked numerous times over the years, never been told that a wearable
> > > life jacket is required with a pontoon boat. Anyone care to comment on
> > > the legal requirements (v. common sense arguements)?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
