Rolf

The prescriptions to the rules are added to the RRS and are national. I think the RRS define the pfd just as you do. The problem here is that most prescriptions cannot be waived by the OA even if they wanted to.

The last one was for the absolute requirement for membership in a national authority eg USSA was one of those prescriptions that would not have been able to be waived...

You make a good point about the Tornado's that were removing flotation from their PFD's. Who should be responsible here?