ACR ResQFlare Electronic Distress High-Intensity LED Strobe E-Flare with Distress Flag

The ACR ResQFlare Electronic Distress E-Flare is a high-intensity LED Electronic Distress Boat Flare Kit. Combined with the included distress flag, the ResQFlare and flag are certified to meet the applicable US Coast Guard requirements allowing them to be carried instead of traditional boating pyrotechnic flares on most recreational boats. As a convenient alternative to boat pyro flares or boat flare guns, the ResQFlare provides 360-degree visibility for over 6 miles. Its efficient design allows for substantial operational life (over 20 hours of burn time), drastically increasing your chances of survival and rescue.
Long-Lasting Performance
The ResQFlare is a USCG-approved electronic boat flare kit that facilitates rescue by emitting the flash characteristic for the International Morse Code for S-O-S. The ResQFlare’s high-efficiency electronics allow it to maintain the USCG required 75 cd peak equivalent fixed intensity for over 20 hours (more than 3 times longer than the USCG requirement for maintaining this light intensity level). With its user-replaceable battery power source (2 C Batteries), the ResQFlare provides years of service. As a result, boats are safer by negating the common inconveniences of pyrotechnic boat flares including their expiry dates and stringent mandatory disposal requirements.
ResQFlare Benefits vs Traditional Pyrotechnic Boat Flares
The ACR ResQFlare Electronic Distress E-Flare has no expiration date and is family-safe, with no burning flame. It is easy to operate, so even your kids and first-time boaters can use it in an emergency. There are no issues with the existing stringent mandatory disposal requirements for pyrotechnic flares, which are legally considered hazardous materials. The ResQFlare is waterproof and buoyant, and a one-time purchase, making it less costly over the product's life.
Approved Distress Signal Set
Meeting the USCG requirements (46 CFR 161.013), the ResQFlare is classified as an approved Night Visual Distress Signal. Given that a Distress Flag, meeting the requirements of 46 CFR 160.072, is included in the package with every ResQFlare, users are also provided with an approved Day Visual Distress Signal (the requirement for carriage of approved day and night visual distress signals can be found in 33 CFR part 175).
Versatile Daylight Distress Signal
The supplied Distress Flag provides numerous daylight signaling options. The flag can be flown by attaching it to the mast or simply hoisting it to the highest possible point. It can also be displayed by hand, tied to, and then waved on items such as a boat hook, paddle, or fishing rod, or it can be laid flat on the deck to attract aircraft. The flag should be used only as a day signal and when displayed correctly, the black square should be over the black circle.
Modern Distress Signal
Having the ResQFlare and Distress Flag kit together allows boaters to forego the requirement for traditional pyrotechnic flares when on vessels up to 65’ in length, boating on the Great Lakes, within 12 miles of U.S. waters, or on any body of water with a passageway to the sea at least two miles wide. Vessels less than 16’ are not required to carry a Day Visual Distress Signal but must still carry a Night Visual Distress Signal. This makes the ResQFlare a more than viable alternative to pyrotechnic flares for vessels of this size as well.
Ultimate Boating Safety
The addition of ResQFlare to ACR’s line of boating safety gear provides US recreational boaters with a comprehensive distress-signaling solution. When paired with an ACR EPIRB or Personal Locator Beacon, USCG rescue personnel not only know where you are within minutes but also have a visual reference light to come in on from up to 6 miles away.