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Pains-Wessex Flares
| Pains Wessex produces
a comprehensive range of pyrotechnic distress signals, electronics
and survivor location lights available in over 70 countries
worldwide. Their products are SOLAS, U. S. Coast Guard,
Canadian Coast Guard, and British MESA approved. Carrying
Pains Wessex products on board will make you feel confident in the
knowledge that you are carrying the very best. |
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Federal Regulations
| Area |
Devices Required |
| Ocean,
greater than 50 miles from coastline |
3
Parachute flares, approval service 46 CFR 160.136; plus 6 hand
flares, approval series 46 CFR 160.121; plus 3 smoke signals,
approval series 46 CFR 160.122. |
| Ocean,
3-50 miles from the coastline; or more than 3 miles from the
coastline on the Great Lakes |
3
Parachute flares approval series 46 CFR 160.136, or 160.036;
plus 6 hand flares, approval series 46 CFR 160.121 or 160.021;
plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 46 CFR 160.122, 160.022,
or 160.037. |
| Coastal
waters, excluding the Great Lakes; or within 3 miles of the
coastline on the Great Lakes |
3
Approved flares, and 3 approved smoke signals. If flares are
carried, the same 3 flares may be counted toward both the day
and night requirement. |
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