Craig Jungers wrote: > There is a discussion about this incident already and most responders are > indicating that a kayak must display a light visible for two miles. Perhaps > this is state law. It's not US law and as far as I know most state laws > mimic the US laws in this regard. I don't know the laws of your country in any great detail, but according to Chapman (Piloting, Seamanship & Small Boat Handling) it is US law (Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 according to my 1975 edition). That's where I learned it formally decades ago. I don't know whether this applies to lakes. I know in Canada, national marine law applies to all "navigable waterways." The administration of the law is delegated from CG to provincial police to municipal police as appropriate. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 30 2007 - 19:35:35 PDT
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