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skprbob · 06-10-2011, 09:07 PM

A "swimmer's belt", like the old water ski belts, are not Coast Guard approved PFDs and do not satisfy the legal PFD requirement by themselves. Such a belt along with a Coast Guard PFD is OK, but the belt alone is not legal.

06-10-2011, 09:07 PM	#7
skprbob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 19 Mile Bay Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 90 Times in 29 Posts	swimmers belt A "swimmer's belt", like the old water ski belts, are not Coast Guard approved PFDs and do not satisfy the legal PFD requirement by themselves. Such a belt along with a Coast Guard PFD is OK, but the belt alone is not legal.