KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Gause, with the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, talks May 15, 2010, about the importance of children wearing a life jacket aboard a boat or near the water. A life jacket should not go above a child's head when it is buckled and it is required that children age 13 and under wear a Coast Guard approved life jacket. U.S. Coast Guard audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Gause.