Sailing 101: How to Use Different Styled Flares

Flares are part of the United States Coast Guard’s nighttime visual distress signal safety requirements for certain vessels using the nation’s waterways. Pyrotechnic Flares are a part of life for boaters and are to be used only in cases where an emergency response is required. Knowing how to correctly launch/use...

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Steve Caldero says:

September 8, 2022 at 11:19 am

Interesting that there was no mention of eVDSDs, electronic visual distress signals, that last hours as opposed to seconds of a handheld flare. Family safe, last hours, never expire and environmentally friendly. USCG Compliant for nighttime visual distress signals.

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