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Minimum
Required Safety Equipment for
Class 2 Recreational Vessels
(26 to less than 40ft / 7.9 to less than 12.2m)
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Personal Flotation
Devices (PFDs) |
One
approved Type I, II, or III for each person on board or being
towed on waterskis etc., in addition, one throwable Type IV
device.
Must be USCG approved. Must be in
serviceable condition. Must be properly stored. |
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NOTE:
A Type V hybrid may substituted for any Type I, II, or III
device, but it must actually be worn whenever the vessel is
underway and the person is not in the cabin or other enclosed
area.
Water Skier:
Every person skiing or aquaplaning must wear an approved Type I,
II, or III PFD. Inflatable PFDs are
prohibited. |
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Fire Extinguisher
Must be USCG approved
Must be serviceable condition |
At least two (2) B-I type approved
hand-held portable fire extinguisher or at least one (1) B-II
type approved hand-held portable fire extinguisher. |
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NOTE:
When an approved fixed fire extinguishing system is installed in
the machinery space(s), it may be counted in the place of one
B-I type hand-held portable fire extinguisher. Some fire
extinguishers require specific mounting brackets for approval.
Read the label on your fire extinguisher for this information. |
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Visual Distress Signal
Required on the high sea and coastal waters only |
Must carry visual distress signal
for both day and nighttime use. |
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NOTE:
Coastal waters means the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and all
bays, sounds, harbors, rivers, inlets, etc. where any entrance
is over two (2) miles wide to the first point where the distance
between shorelines narrows to 2 miles. |
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Sound Producing Device
(bell, horn, whistle etc.) |
Every vessel less than 12 meters
(39.4 ft) in length must carry an efficient sound producing
device. The sound producing device need not meet any particular
specifications, as long as the vessel can produce signals
required by the navigational rules. |
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Backfire Flame Control |
An
effective means of controlling backfire flame of all gasoline
engines installed after April 25, 1940, except outboard motors
Backfire flame arrestors must be
USCG approved. |
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Ventilation
(Boats
built prior to August 1, 1980) |
At least two ventilator ducts
fitted with cowls or their equivalent for the purpose of
properly and efficiently ventilating the bilges of every closed
engine and fuel-tank compartment of boats constructed or decked
over after April 25, 1940, using gasoline as fuel or other fuels
having a flash point of 110 degrees or less. |
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Ventilation
(Boats built after August 1, 1980) |
At least two ventilator ducts for
the purpose of efficiently ventilating every closed compartment
that contains a gasoline engine and every closed compartment
containing a gasoline tank, except for those having permanently
installed tanks which vent outside the boat and contain no
unprotected electrical devices. Also, engine compartments
containing a gasoline engine having a cranking motor must
contain power operated exhaust blowers which can be controlled
from the instrument panel. |
