# Canoes and kayaks 16 feet or more in length — Recreational boat safety equipment requirements by vessel length

For Canoes and kayaks 16 feet or more in length, personal flotation device requirement is Exempted from carriage of the additional throwable PFD required under § 175.15(b); cfr section is § 175.17, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **Vessel length band:** Canoes and kayaks 16 feet or more in length _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Personal flotation device requirement:** Exempted from carriage of the additional throwable PFD required under § 175.15(b) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **CFR section:** § 175.17 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 175.17 Exemptions. (a) Canoes and kayaks 16 feet or more in length are exempted from the requirements for carriage of the additional throwable PFD required under <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/section-175.15#p-175.15(b)> § 175.15(b) .

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-S/part-175/subpart-B

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Recreational boat safety equipment requirements by vessel length](https://referencesource.org/recreational-boat-safety-equipment-requirements-by-length/).