What to do
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Key facts
Detailed explanation5 short sections
Put on the life jacket before departure
The Marine Department's 2026 guidance tells tourists to wear a life jacket before the boat leaves. A second notice with exact Bali Hai context says passengers should wear it before and during the trip. Treat that as a passenger action, not as optional equipment to keep nearby.
This evidence does not establish child sizing, individual fit, accessibility or a named operator's equipment. It supports the adult passenger instruction only. If a personal fit or assistance requirement matters, obtain current information from the responsible operator before committing.
Keep the equipment duty with the correct actors
The same Marine guidance assigns lifesaving-equipment readiness checks to the boat owner, master and crew. It does not instruct passengers to inspect, approve or certify the equipment, and this guide does not transfer that professional responsibility to the traveler.
A passenger seeing equipment or following the life-jacket instruction is not evidence that the vessel, crew or voyage has been certified. The checked sources do not support an operator ranking, a vessel-readiness verdict, capacity claim or general statement that one departure is safe.
Reopen current official conditions
Before the intended departure, reopen the current Thai Meteorological Department Pattaya information and relevant Marine Department notices. Use them for their current date and scope rather than carrying a previous forecast or notice into a later trip.
A favorable weather view is not an operating confirmation or safety guarantee. The responsible authority or operator decides whether a particular service operates, and conditions can change after a page was checked. This answer deliberately publishes no live sailing verdict.
Keep Marine hotline 1199 available
The Bali Hai notice provides Marine hotline 1199. Save it with the trip details so the official reporting route is available if a marine concern arises. When reporting, identify the place, time and boat or operator as accurately as possible rather than relying on a generic description.
The hotline does not convert this page into emergency-response, medical or rescue advice. Follow current directions from on-site authorities and emergency services. This guide establishes the Marine contact in the cited notice, not a response time or outcome.
Keep fare and operating questions elsewhere
These sources do not establish a current Koh Larn fare, timetable, last return, capacity, accessibility or departure availability. Check the relevant route guide and responsible operator separately, and leave any unconfirmed value out of the plan.
The public-ferry pages answer different logistics questions. A speedboat passenger action guide should not become a ferry-versus-speedboat ranking or imply that life-jacket compliance settles the wider transport choice.
Evidence
Sources
3 dated records support the material facts on this page.
- ข่าวกรมเจ้าท่า ฉบับที่ 15/2569 (opens in a new tab)
Marine Departmentofficial governmentChecked
- ข่าวกรมเจ้าท่า ฉบับที่ 21/2569 (opens in a new tab)
Marine Departmentofficial governmentChecked
- Pattaya weather (opens in a new tab)
Thai Meteorological Departmentofficial governmentChecked