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    U.S. Coast Guard Required Signalling Devices for Kayakers

    When kayaking on the Great Lakes, U.S. Coastal Waters or territorial seas, the U.S. Coast Guard requires kayakers (or other paddlers) to carry signalling devices. An other article, Signaling Devices to Carry When Kayaking or Canoeing, covers the most common signalling devices that you should carry, but if you want to get by legally, you must carry these. Don’t be caught without them. Don’t want to read the article and just want to know what you have to buy to be legal? Scroll down to the summary below. It has bullet points. Visual Distress Signals The U.S. Coast Guard requires kayakers to carry three visual distress signals for night. For…