Lifejacket Comparison Chart Page 3

LIFEJACKET COMPARISON CHART

paddling or personal watercraft use

Pouch style inflatable PFDs are only

permitted for rowing and paddling

activities.

When to use

They are intended for small vessel recreational

activities, including use on:

Powerboats

Personal watercrafts

Canoes, kayaks, rowboats, paddleboats,

water cycles

Sailboats, sailboards

And while:

Water skiing (including barefoot skiing),

wake boarding, parasailing, tubing and

knee-boarding

Children should be encouraged to wear their

lifejacket or PFD at all times.

Regulations in Canada dictate pleasure crafts carry an approved and properly fitting PFD or lifejacket for each person on board, except for any

infant weighing less than 9 kg or any person whose chest size exceeds 140 cm.

Candian Red Cross – June 2004

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