Quote Originally Posted by 09Z7SC View Post
How many people besides the op have been ticketed or warned about this by the KDFWR? I have been stopped several times and never have I been told by the CO that I was in violation. Me and my dad both have inflatables and know where the throw cushion is. Until I have a CO ticket me or warn me I will probably continue to operate the same way. I wear my PFD most of the time anyway.
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kybass1 might have posted a common sense answer to the question in that if you fall overboard and your jacket inflates then you would seem to be in violation after you have gotten back in the boat.