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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Agency 15. Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
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Chapter 430. Watercraft: Safety Equipment Requirements |
Section 40. Personal flotation device exemptions
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A. A Type V PFD may be used in lieu of any PFD required under 4VAC15-430-30, provided:
1. The approval label on the Type V PFD indicates that the device is approved:
a. For the activity in which the vessel is being used; or
b. As a substitute for a PFD of the type required on the vessel in use;
2. The PFD is used in accordance with any requirements on the approval label;
3. The PFD is used in accordance with requirements in its owner's manual, if the approval label makes reference to such a manual; and
4. The PFD is being worn.
B. The following vessels are exempted from the requirements for carriage of the additional Type IV PFD required by 4VAC15-430-30.
1. Personal watercraft.
2. Nonmotorized canoes and kayaks 16 feet in length and over.
3. Racing shells, rowing sculls, racing canoes, and racing kayaks.
4. Sailboards.
5. Vessels of the United States used by foreign competitors while practicing for or racing in competition.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 19, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2003; Errata, 19:14 VA.R. 2176 March 24, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 09, eff. January 1, 2013.