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Originally Posted by dlucas10
In regards to paddle boarders and life jackets - does anyone know if you're required to have a life jacket?
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From the boater education stuff online:
New Hampshire law requires the following with respect to personal flotation devices (life jackets):
All vessels must carry one wearable (Type I, II, III, or V) USCG–approved life jacket (PFD) for each person on board. Type V PFDs must be worn to be acceptable.
From the RSA:
270-D:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:
X. "Person'' means person as defined in RSA 21:9 (RSA 21:9 Person. – The word "person'' may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals.)
XI. "Vessel'' means any type of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except a seaplane.
The only conditions where one must be worn stated in the law is either operating a PWC or being towed behind a boat. So they have to have one with them is my "professional" interpretation.