Are there any regulations to follow when boating a river on an inflatable raft?
February 13th, 2009
ThaiGold asked:
I live in CT. I recently bought an inflatable raft and want desperately to take it out anywhere. I have been worried about the river though, where there are power boats specifically. Do I have to follow the same regulations as them? Do inflatables even have regulations? We are also planning for an island in the ocean, yes row out there. So is there anything I should know to do or avoid. Also do I need vests or is it just for minors?
I was hoping for something like this. Good thing I found it myself because you both were wrong.
Section 6. Section 15-121-A17 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15-121-A17. Personal flotation devices for manually propelled vessels.
During the period from October first through May [thirtieth] thirty-first all persons aboard a manually propelled vessel shall wear a Type I, II, III, V or V Hybrid United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device [and] of appropriate size and in serviceable condition. Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 15-121-A13 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, no operator, owner or [paddler] user of said manually propelled vessel shall allow any person to be aboard who is not wearing such a device.
And I also found it elsewhere on that page stating that it is refering to ALL manually propelled vessels.
Thomas
I live in CT. I recently bought an inflatable raft and want desperately to take it out anywhere. I have been worried about the river though, where there are power boats specifically. Do I have to follow the same regulations as them? Do inflatables even have regulations? We are also planning for an island in the ocean, yes row out there. So is there anything I should know to do or avoid. Also do I need vests or is it just for minors?
I was hoping for something like this. Good thing I found it myself because you both were wrong.
Section 6. Section 15-121-A17 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15-121-A17. Personal flotation devices for manually propelled vessels.
During the period from October first through May [thirtieth] thirty-first all persons aboard a manually propelled vessel shall wear a Type I, II, III, V or V Hybrid United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device [and] of appropriate size and in serviceable condition. Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 15-121-A13 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, no operator, owner or [paddler] user of said manually propelled vessel shall allow any person to be aboard who is not wearing such a device.
And I also found it elsewhere on that page stating that it is refering to ALL manually propelled vessels.
Thomas
The right of everybodies way or you need to stay out onto river then you need to stay out onto river then you probably will be run.
The right of everybodies way if you need to stay out onto river then you need to stay out onto river then you need to stay out of way or you probably will be run down.
An inflatable raft remember the unexpected.
The ocean is huge try to let somebody know what course your going to check with your going in the unexpected.
For couple of years yes you get fishin license at all times as regulations im sure there are some go to much about rafting or even wherever you know what may break an arm how.
An arm how gunna row back then.