Except for the West Coast Symposium several years ago when the USCG started checking for "efficient noisemaking devices" and sent people back to the beach if they were lacking. I'm told the quick thinking dealers rapidly bought out every toy and real whistle in the Port Townsend stores. Shawn John Fereira wrote: >a couple of years ago at a symposium I attended a "signaling devices" >session and the question was asked if anyone had ever actually had the >PFD examined while on the water. There were about 40 people in the >room, and I don't think *anyone* had ever been checked. Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 21 2002 - 09:47:52 PST
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