{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac15-430-120","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC15-430-120","heading":"Visual distress signals accepted","body":"A. Any of the following signals, when carried in the number required, can be used to meet the requirements of 4VAC15-430-80:\n\n1. An electric distress light. One is required to meet the night only requirement.\n\n2. An orange flag. One is required to meet the day only requirement.\n\n3. Pyrotechnics meeting the standards noted in the table below.\n\nB. Any combination of signal devices selected from the types noted in subsection A of this section, when carried in the number required, may be used to meet both day and night requirements. Example -- the combination of two hand held red flares (reference number 1 in table below), and one parachute red flare (reference numbers 3 and 4) meets both day and night requirements.\n\nPyrotechnic Signal Devices\n\nReference number\n\nDevice Description\n\nMeets Requirement for\n\nNumber Required\n\n1\n\nHand-Held Red Flare Distress Signals3\n\nDay and Night\n\n3\n\n2\n\nFloating Orange Smoke Distress Signals.\n\nDay Only\n\n3\n\n3\n\nParachute Red Flare Distress Signals.\n\nDay and Night1\n\n3\n\n4\n\nHand-Held Rocket-Propelled Parachute Red Flare Distress   Signals.\n\nDay and Night\n\n3\n\n5\n\nHand-Held Orange Smoke Distress Signals.\n\nDay Only\n\n3\n\n6\n\nFloating Orange Smoke Distress Signals.\n\nDay Only\n\n3\n\n7\n\nDistress Signal for Boats, Red Aerial Pyrotechnic Flare.\n\nDay and Night2\n\n3\n\n1These signals require use in combination with a suitable launching device.\n\n2These devices may be either meteor or parachute-assisted type. Some of these signals may require use in combination with a suitable launching device.\n\n3Must have manufacture date of Oct. 1, 1980, or later.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 15. Department of Wildlife Resources","Chapter 430. Watercraft: Safety Equipment Requirements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency15/chapter430/section120/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:27Z","sha256":"4ceb2befdc04550368af7ae9e92f899e371f36fb109c600011783f70cd7d8913","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac15-430-110","next":"us-va/4vac15-430-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}