Life jacket options for charter boat

[seabeyond]

Anyone recommend a life jacket that's a solas TC certified Jacket other than the mustang 4-one units? I need to grab a set and thought I'd ask before grabbing more of the only ones I've packed around previously...

If anyone has nice used ones I'd buy them too! 7 adult and a few for kids.

 

[searun]

Sorry, don't have a line on them - although you can use inflatables but they must be worn.

 

[seabeyond]

Thanks Pat. I like the traditional foam flotation. I guess if you had space restrictions then the collars would be great. Appreciate the reply.

 

[zurk]

charter boats just buy the cheapest ones possible from canadian tire. they go for $20-30 each. is there a reg which says this type wont work ? https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...-pfd-life-jacket-orange-0791926p.0791926.html
for yourself i would buy a speed rated life jacket NOT a PFD. mustang makes some but the literal best ones are - https://lifelineracegear.com/main/
lifeline PN-170s.

 

[ziggy]

Sorry, don't have a line on them - although you can use inflatables but they must be worn.

And the person wearing them must be over 16 years old and over 80 lbs. Might not provide the flexibility a Guide would want.

 

[wdlfbio]

On the commercial side and basic recreation side, I have the big orange horse collars that nobody wants to wear. Then I have inflatables and normally require them worn while underway and will extend that if the sea state warrants it. I’m responsible for their safety and getting them home to their loved ones. They’re welcome to stay at the dock if they don’t like my requirement. I’m always in the ocean, could be less restrictive in protected water.

 

[Derby]

I have both options on my boat

 

[searun]

This might help to identify the current standard of approved for commercial use life jackets. They never fail to amaze how often the standard is changed - hard to keep track sometimes. Think they had some at HC.

WEARING AND USING FLOTATION DEVICES Small Non-pleasure Craft & Small Commercial Fishing Vessels - SSB No.: 06/2012

Marine Safety Ship Safety Bulletins

tc.canada.ca

 

[brutus]

On the commercial side and basic recreation side, I have the big orange horse collars that nobody wants to wear. Then I have inflatables and normally require them worn while underway and will extend that if the sea state warrants it. I’m responsible for their safety and getting them home to their loved ones. They’re welcome to stay at the dock if they don’t like my requirement. I’m always in the ocean, could be less restrictive in protected water.

Good on you,personally I wear mine always, fish solo a lot, wife wears hers too. A lot of tourists that don’t spend a lot of time on the water don’t realize how cold our water is