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KeepItSimple · 05-27-2011, 10:09 AM

Sounds like your wife's friend might have confused the USCG's current guidelines on PFDS for infants with a law. From the USCG website:

"Question: What PFD does the Coast Guard recommend for infants.

USCG response: The Coast Guard does not recommend taking infants onboard a recreational boat. The PFDs currently available for newborns up to 18 pounds may not provide a proper fit to perform as expected. Unless the parent is able to test their newborns out in a PFD, sized for infants, in a swimming pool, they will not know if that device will float their child with his/her head out of the water. You must be sure you know the PFD you have works for your infant. Otherwise we recommend the child not be exposed to any risk in a boat on the water."

05-27-2011, 10:09 AM	#21
KeepItSimple Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Watertown, MA Posts: 19 Thanks: 70 Thanked 21 Times in 5 Posts	Sounds like your wife's friend might have confused the USCG's current guidelines on PFDS for infants with a law. From the USCG website: "Question: What PFD does the Coast Guard recommend for infants. USCG response: The Coast Guard does not recommend taking infants onboard a recreational boat. The PFDs currently available for newborns up to 18 pounds may not provide a proper fit to perform as expected. Unless the parent is able to test their newborns out in a PFD, sized for infants, in a swimming pool, they will not know if that device will float their child with his/her head out of the water. You must be sure you know the PFD you have works for your infant. Otherwise we recommend the child not be exposed to any risk in a boat on the water."