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Please click on a category to view products.   Home » Safety Equipment » All Products View all products in all categories. Distress Signals Signal flags, life jacket signal light, strobe light, mirrors, whistle, reflective tape etc. First Aid Kits A large variety of first aid kits. Horns & Bells Air horns, electric horns, signal horns and bells. Life Jackets & Cushions Life jackets for the whole family, cushions, PFD lights etc. Life Rings & Accessories Life rings & accessories etc. Survival Radios Survival radios are an absolute necessity for serious offshore boaters.

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The U.S. Coast guard mandates certain boat safety equipment for all boats from ocean liners to kayaks. The specific mandatory boating safety equipment varies depending on the size of the boat and whether or not it is a commercial or chartered vessel.

State and local law enforcement can also implement required boat safety equipment so it is your responsibility that you and your vessel comply with all state and federal laws regarding required boat safety equipment for the waters where you will be using your boat.

All floating vessels are required to have one U.S. Coast Guard approved throwable device. A throwable device is an important piece of boat safety equipment, a throwable device is an approved object like a life ring or a cushion. The throwable device must not be stowed below deck and must be easily accessed by any passenger on the boat to throw to any person who may have fallen in the water. All floating vessels are also required to have one lifejacket per person on the boat. In florida, all boats 16' and under are required to have at least one paddle on board at all times.

There are many regulations regarding required boat safety equipment, but there are a lot of other non-mandated boating safety equipment products on the market today. A good example of this would an inexpensive first aid kit. They take up very little space, they are light and they can make a day on the water last a day instead of an hour. There are many different first aid kits to choose from depending on how you use your boat, and the amount of time you plan on being on the water.

A GPS navigation device can be much more important piece of boating safety equipment than you may think. Everyone wants one so they can find the same fishing spot that they were at last week. But if you are ten miles offshore and a storm comes up or the fog rolls in, now this piece of boating safety equipment can be the difference between life or death.

On any boat, the single most valuable piece of boating safety equipment would be an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Becan) There are many different types of EPIRB's available today so do your homework and select the one that suits you best. Don't buy a $100.00 EPIRB unless your life is only valued at $100.00

Another fantastic piece of boating safety equipment would be a survival radio with GPS tracking. I'ts nice to be able to call for help and give your exact position when you are in distress. This also could be the difference between life or lost at sea.

Remember, you are responsible for having and maintaining the boat safety equipment on your boat. You are also resposible for all passengers on your boat, so make sure everybody has a lifejacket that fits them and also make sure they know how to put it on properly. The next time you are out boating and swimming, throw a lifejacket to one of your passengers that is already in the water and ask them to put it on. It's a lot harder to put one on when you are already in the water, everybody should be prepared to do this when in distress.

A wonderful boating saftey equipment tip would be to attach a plastic whistle to every lifejacket and throwable device onboard. This may sound silly, but when you are lost at sea a whistle can be heard from a long way away and it uses a small amount of energy compared to using only your voice.

Another inexpensive life saver would be a lifejacket light or strobelight. They start at about $8.00 each and can be seen for miles at night. I have this piece of boating safety equipment attached to every lifejacket along with the whistle.

For the safety of you and your family, we hope that you take our boat safety equipment tips seriously, you never know when it will be you who is the next person floating around waiting to be rescued.