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2. Canoe and kayak diving - Wikipedia

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   All vessels are required to have on board a wearable USCG-approved personal flotation device (PFD) for each person. The PFDs must be of the appropriate size for the intended wearer, be in serviceable condition, and within easy access. All vessels are required to carry an efficient sound-producing device, such as a referee's whistle.

3. Personal flotation device - Wikipedia

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   Personal flotation devices being worn on a navy transport . A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suit that is worn by a user to prevent the wearer from drowning in a body of water.

4. List of United States Coast Guard ratings - Wikipedia

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   The United States Coast Guard Band recruits only the most highly skilled musicians, and the audition process is extremely competitive. The director makes the final decision to award the position to the winner(s) who then enlist in the United States Coast Guard for a period of four years at the rank of Musician First Class (E-6).

5. List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia

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   Any Coast Guard crew with officers or petty officers assigned has law-enforcement authority (14 USC Sec. 89) and can conduct armed boardings. The Coast Guard operates 243 Cutters, [2] defined as any vessel more than 65 feet (20 m) long, that has a permanently assigned crew and accommodations for the extended support of that crew. [3]

6. Buoyancy aid - Wikipedia

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   Buoyancy aids are a specialist form of personal flotation device (PFD) used most commonly by kayakers, canoeists, people practicing rafting, and dinghy sailors. They are designed as a flotation aid, rather than merely a life-saving device and have several key differences to other PFD's and lifejackets. Some buoyancy aids may not provide the ...

7. Marine sanitation device - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets performance standards for marine sanitation devices, and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issues regulations governing the design, construction, certification, installation and operation of MSDs. [1] [2] USCG has certified three kinds of marine sanitation devices. [citation needed]

8. Deployable Specialized Forces - Wikipedia

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   The Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) —formerly Deployable Operations Group— are part of the United States Coast Guard that provide highly equipped, trained and organized deployable specialized forces, to the Coast Guard, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Department of Defense (DoD) and inter-agency operational and tactical commanders. [2]

9. Operational Distinguishing Device - Wikipedia

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   Coast Guard personnel The Operational Distinguishing Device ("O" device) is a miniature silver 5 ⁄ 16 inch letter "O" that is authorized by the United States Coast Guard as a ribbon device [ 1 ] which may be authorized for wear on certain awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard .