Originally Posted By: EnCon Police
. For vessels under 16 feet in length, there shall be one approved Type I,II,III or V PFD for each person on board. There must be a sound signaling device on board as well, ie. horn, whistle and you must have an approved visual distress signal on board as well for nighttime use.
In the Ct Boating regs it says no VDS is required in Ct. unless on LIS or FIS. Which is correct? Visual Distress Signals (VDS)
Visual distress signals are to be used to summon assistance
when in distress.
In the State of Connecticut no VDS are required anywhere
except when boating on Long Island Sound (LIS) and on Fishers
Island Sound (FIS).
The following vessels only need to carry VDS on LIS and FIS
between sunset and sunrise:
– Recreational vessels under 16 feet;
– Open sailboats less than 26 feet that are not equipped with
propulsion machinery; and
– Manually propelled vessels.
All other vessels need to carry 3 daytime and 3 nighttime VDS
(or the equivalent) at all times while on FIS and LIS


Edited by trout tracker (08/17/15 01:38 PM)