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Cold Water Life Jacket Wear Requirement

Cold Water Life Jacket Wear Requirement. November 1 through April 30. Mission: To protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth’s aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities. National Boating Deaths. National Statistics. National Statistics.

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Cold Water Life Jacket Wear Requirement

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  1. Cold Water Life Jacket Wear Requirement November 1 through April 30 Mission: To protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth’s aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities

  2. National Boating Deaths

  3. National Statistics

  4. National Statistics

  5. PA – 3.7 fatalities per 100,000 registered boats

  6. Pennsylvania Boating Deaths • 10 years • 746 accidents; 125 total fatalities • PFDs not worn in 80% of fatalities • Nov 1-Apr 30 incidents • 8% of total accidents • 29% of total fatalities • 82% in unpowered boats & motorboats <16 ft. • High-risk segment

  7. Pennsylvania Statistics

  8. Cold water shock • Water temp < 70o F • Involuntary gasp (aspiration of water) • Hyperventilation • Breathlessness • Reduced ability to control breathing & swimming • Probable factor in 5 of 7 fatalities in 2010

  9. Life Jacket Advantages • Buoyancy • Head above water • Insulation • Extends rescue time

  10. Title 58, Pennsylvania Code, Section 97.1 * * * (i) Beginning November 1 until midnight April 30 of the following year, a person shall wear a Coast Guard approved Type I, II, III or V PFD while underway or at anchor on boats less than 16 feet in length or any canoe or kayak. • Effective November 1, 2012

  11. Life Jacket Options for Hunters* *Consider pros, cons and specific restrictions before use.

  12. Life Jacket Options for Hunters* *Consider pros, cons and specific restrictions before use.

  13. www.fishandboat.com

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