Re: What safety devices to use on Lake Erie
I think the only requirements are from the Coast Guard -- would call for a flare kit (with flares that have not reached their expiration date). But maybe there are some local guidelines.<br /><br />I fished Lake Michigan with some regularity 10 or 15 years ago, and a working VHF radio should be aboard, whether required or not (my opinion). To update at bit, you might add a cellphone to the mix.<br /><br />(If you are trying to signal another boater with flags, chances are he will be somebody like me who won't have any idea what you are "talking" about....)