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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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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
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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
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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.)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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.
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