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title: Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) in Oklahoma
description: Anyone 12 years of age or younger who is a passenger on a vessel less than 26 feet in length must wear a properly fitted wearable USCG-approved PFD.
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- **Each vessel must have at least one wearable U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) approved PFD of proper size, in serviceable condition, and readily accessible for each person on board and for anyone being towed.**
- Boats 16 feet or more in length, except canoes and kayaks, must additionally carry at least one throwable USCG-approved PFD.
- Anyone operating or riding on a personal watercraft (PWC), sailboard, and anyone being towed on water skis, or a similar device must wear a properly fitted USCG-approved PFD.
- **Anyone 12 years of age or younger who is a passenger on a vessel less than 26 feet in length must wear a properly fitted wearable USCG-approved PFD.**

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