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Descant · 08-12-2015, 05:21 PM

V. No person shall be towed on water skis or other appurtenances unless the person is wearing a Coast Guard approved type 1, 2, or 3 PFD, except when directly participating or competing in an American Water Ski Association approved event or exhibition, authorized by a special permit issued by the director of state police.

I imagine a type 5 is not suitable in this context since some of them require manual inflation, and the belt type requires that you place it over your head manually.

Otherwise, I think you're a vessel, and should have a PFD for each person on board. Generally in a kayak or on a paddle board there is no place to store the PFD, so you wear it.

08-12-2015, 05:21 PM	#8
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,597 Thanks: 1,418 Thanked 1,705 Times in 1,109 Posts	Rsa 270 d-3 v. V. No person shall be towed on water skis or other appurtenances unless the person is wearing a Coast Guard approved type 1, 2, or 3 PFD, except when directly participating or competing in an American Water Ski Association approved event or exhibition, authorized by a special permit issued by the director of state police. I imagine a type 5 is not suitable in this context since some of them require manual inflation, and the belt type requires that you place it over your head manually. Otherwise, I think you're a vessel, and should have a PFD for each person on board. Generally in a kayak or on a paddle board there is no place to store the PFD, so you wear it.