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GlennA said:
Believe it or not, in the BVI, the sailing capital of the Western Hemisphere, posession of any forms of explosive or gas powered projectiles including SOLAS flares, flare guns and other safety pyrotechnics is now illegal and anyone found in posession of any of these devices will be subject to imprisonment.

Go figgr? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />


Glenn, I really hope that you don't actually believe what you are posting. The BVI, as a signatory to IMO/SOLAS, have no jurisdiction at all to change existing laws for IMO flagged vessels with regards to SOLAS. This is fear mongering at its worst and absolutely incorrect.
Foreign flagged vessels carrying SOLAS approved flares and signaling devices cannot be subject to local BVI laws and there is absolutely no chance of ANY foreign vessels carrying such approved devices to be fined or otherwise punished in the BVI.

The BVI might enact such restrictions within the country, but is bound by their agreement with the IMO to not extend that to visiting foreign flagged vessels.

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