Dave E. wrote:...
Paul & Paul,
About the Stearns Belt, does it meet the code requirements for places like Davis and Martis?
From the Cab's website : Stearns® 32 lbs. Manual Inflata-Belt
" USCG-approved Type V with Type lll performance. "
A quick search of the net turned up this for Plumas county:
http://www....asp?sid=5&pid=13824
Sec. 10-1.18. Use of flotation devices.
It shall be unlawful for any person to traverse the waters farther than 300 feet from the shore of any lake within the County on an inner tube, air mattress, or any other device capable of transporting a person on the water without wearing correctly a Coast Guard approved wearable Type I, II, or III personal flotation device; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply if State laws or administrative regulations otherwise require the carrying, or exempt the carrying on board, of the device in question or other personal flotation devices.
(§ 2, Ord. 76-154, eff. July 19, 1976)
You guys tell me, I see no mention of type V devices in that text, is this an outdated code or did it ever apply to tubing and tooning?
Or does the type V infer that it meets or exceeds type I, II & III specs.?
I'll answer for myself (but not for Paul), Yes a Type V that is marked as a I, II or III (like the Stearns belt in the Cabela's catalog) is equal to a I, II or III.
From the Coastie Web site:
"A Type V PFD provides performance of either a Type I, II, or III PFD (as marked on its label) and must be used according to the label requirements."
With the attribution:
http://usc...fety/fedreqs/equ_pfd.htm
Paul
(not Paul)