John: Page 5 Section 327 in the first paragraph states: "A vessel operator shall require everyone on his vessel to wear a PFD whenever on the water" This bill is poorly written because it also talks about 17 and under and the availability of PFDs. http://www.legislative.auxnaco.org/VI%20BOATING%20LAW.pdf Frank Burrows At 11:44 AM 11/9/2006 -0800, you wrote: > I read the PDF you gave us and all I see is Mandatory wearing of the > PFD's for anyone 17 and under. Did I miss something?? > >John Ford