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Safety and Operations

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Safety Equipment

In the United States the operator of a vessel is responsible for the minimum safety equipment required by

the U.S. Coast Guard. Safety equipment should be maintained on a regular basis and must be stowed where

it is accessible in a reasonable amount of time in an emergency. Some safety equipment must be Coast

Guard approved. “Coast Guard Approved Equipment” has been determined to be in compliance with

USCG specifications and regulations relating to performance, construction or materials.

As the owner/operator, you should always check the safety procedures and/or requirements for the country

of registration as regulations and responsibilities may changed from country to country.

A complete list of required equipment, Federal rules and regulations and other valuable links can be found

on the United States Coast Guard Boating Safety web page: www.uscgboating.org

A Quick Reference Chart of the Federal Requirements for recreational boats can be found at:

http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/fedreqs/equ_refchart.htm

Read and understand all pamphlets and brochures supplied with safety equipment. Become familiar with

how the equipment operates and stow all safety equipment properly.

At a minimum you should have the following safety equipment available (Table 2-1):

Table courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Table 2-1. Minimum Required Safety Equipment

Vessel Length (in Feet)

Equipment Requirement

16–25 26–39

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Life Jackets (PFDs)

(a) One Type I, II, III, or V wearable PFD for each

person on board. (USCG approved)

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(b) In addition to paragraph (a), must carry One

Type IV (throwable) PFD.

Visual Distress Signal (VDS)

(a) One electric distress light or Three combination

(day/night) red flares. (Note: only required to be

carried on board when operating between sun-

set and sunrise.)

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(b) One orange distress flag and One electric dis-

tress light - or -Three hand-held or floating

orange smoke signals and One electric distress

light - or - Three combination (day/night) red

flares: hand-held, meteor or parachute type.

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Fire Extinguishers

(a) One B-I (when enclosed compartment)

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(b) One B-II or Two B-I. (Note: Fixed system equals

One B-I.)

system equals One B-I or Two B-II.)

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Backfire Flame Arrestor

Required on all gasoline engines except

outboard motors.

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Navigation Lights

Required to be displayed from sunset to

sunrise and in or near areas of reduced

visibility.

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