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Special Interest => Kayak & Canoe Chat => Topic started by: warren63 on December 29, 2011, 06:12:33 AM
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Ok in my haste to launch my kayak at Hinze Dam the other morning i was already out and about before i realised i'd left my pfd in the car. Tsk tsk first time ive ever done that, shame the fish werent as eager. Back in my NSW days i knew it was mandatory to wear a pfd on any impoundment or such. Ive done a quick google search which hasnt turned up anything for QLD regulations. Can anyone please shed some light on this one.
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Warren a PFD is not a requirement by law on a kayak in Qld, except when required by the local rules of any event, the Wivenhoe Kayak Convention being a case in point.
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Yep, only required on registered vessels.
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Cheers for the replies :youbeauty I will keep wearing mine anyway. (if i dont forget)
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Should also mention as long as your not on North Pine dam, as the local stocking group that issues the permits requires a PFD be worn on kayaks.
The beauty of it in Qld is because the jackets are no required on the yak, I dont have to carry the evidence of servicing with me!
I always wear my PFD on the yak as well. Gives me piece of mind. I'm a strong swimmer, but only in the down direction ;D