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Minimum
Required Safety Equipment for
Class 3 Recreational
Vessels
(40 to less than 65ft
/ 12.2 to less
than 19.8 m)
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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 three (3) B-I type
approved hand-held portable fire extinguisher at least one
(1) B-I plus 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 12 meters (39.4)
but less than 20 meters( 65.6 ft) must carry a whistle and a
bell. The whistle must be audible for ½ nautical mile. The
mouth of the bell must be at least 200mm (7.78 in) in
diameter. |
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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. |
