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Created by Scott McKee Oct 31, 2018 at 1:09pm. Last updated by Scott McKee Oct 31, 2018.
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Just a reminder when you go out, taken from NYS Parks:
Cold Weather Boaters
Anyone underway in a boat less than 21 feet in length
anytime between November 1 and May 1 must wear a
securely fastened life jacket. This includes canoes, kayaks, rowboats and motorboats.
Commercial vessels are exempt.
NYS Nav. Law Section 40.1(e)
I thought it was required at all times, including while casting.
Steve...I looked up Section 40.1(e) of the NYS Navigation Law that the Parks Dept cites. I'm no lawyer (I don't even play one on TV) so anything beyond that is beyond me. But here is what the quote says:
(e) No owner or operator of a pleasure vessel less than twenty-one feet, including rowboats, canoes, and kayaks shall permit its operation, between November first and May first, unless each person on board such vessel is wearing a securely fastened United States Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of an appropriate size when such vessel is underway. * NB Effective November 1, 2009.
I suppose it comes down to the definition of "underway." Here is the site I found it:
http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/NAV/4/1--VESSELS,/40
To play it safe, after Nov 1st if I'm in a boat, I wear one.
Good tips there, Cap'n. Since the regs also include rowboats, canoes & kayaks, I take "underway" to mean you've pushed off-shore & you're out on the water, regardless if you're anchored, drifting, trolling or anchored.
As a commercial vessel, are you under a different section of the Navigation Law?
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