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Children under 7 years of age while underway on the open deck of any vessel must always wear a PFD. A PFD is a Personal Floatation Device. The PFD must be an approved type such as type I,II, or III
children under the age of seven years old
13 years old and under
12 years of age and under on a 19 foot boat or less.
Must wear a US Coast Guard approved PFD at all times.
12 years of age and under on a 19 foot boat or less.
11 and under.
under 13 years of age
In Hawaii, children 12 and under must wear a properly fitting PFD while underway!
Whenever the boat is underway, properly sized PFDs must be worn by children under 13 years of age in North Carolina.
Whenever a boat less than 26 feet is underway, properly sized PFDs must be worn by children less than 6 years of age in Florida. Whenever the boat is underway, properly sized PFDs must be worn by children 9 years of age and under in Georgia.
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