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Safety Hotline, 800-368-5647, for information on boat safety

courses and brochures listing the Federal equipment require-

ments. Also, check your local and state regulations.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a “Courtesy Examination.”

This inspection will help ensure that your boat is equipped

with all of the necessary safety equipment. The following is

a list of the accessory equipment required on your boat by the

U.S. Coast Guard:

Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)

PFDs must be Coast Guard approved, in good and service

able condition, and of appropriate size for the intended user.

Wearable PFDs must be readily accessible, meaning you must

be able to put them on in a reasonable amount of time in an

emergency. Though not required, the Coast Guard empha-

sizes that PFDs should be worn at all times when the vessel is

underway. Throwable devices must be immediately available

for use. All Albemarle boats must be equipped with at least

one Type I, II or III PFD for each person on board, plus one

throwable device (Type IV).

Visual Distress Signals

All boats used on coastal waters, the Great Lakes, territorial

seas, and those waters connected directly to them, must be

equipped with Coast Guard approved visual distress signals.

These signals are either Pyrotechnic or Non-Pyrotechnic

devices.

Pyrotechnic visual distress signals:

Pyrotechnic visual distress signals must be Coast Guard ap-

proved, in serviceable condition, and readily accessible. They

are marked with a date showing the service life, which must

not have expired. A minimum of three are required. Some

pyrotechnic signals meet both day and night use requirements.

They should be stored in a cool, dry location. They include:

• Pyrotechnic red ﬂares, hand held or aerial.

• Pyrotechnic orange smoke, hand-held or ﬂoating.

• Launchers for aerial red meteors or parachute ﬂares.

PYROTECHNICS ARE UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED

AS EXCELLENT DISTRESS SIGNALS. HOWEVER,

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AND PROPERTY

DAMAGE IF NOT PROPERLY HANDLED. THESE

DEVICES PRODUCE A VERY HOT FLAME AND

THE RESIDUE CAN CAUSE BURNS AND IGNITE

FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. PISTOL LAUNCHED AND

HAND-HELD PARACHUTE FLARES AND METEORS

HAVE MANY CHARACTERISTICS OF A FIREARM

AND MUST BE HANDLED WITH CAUTION. IN SOME

STATES THEY ARE CONSIDERED A FIREARM AND

PROHIBITED FROM USE. ALWAYS BE EXTREMELY

CAREFUL AND FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER’S

I N S T R U C T I O N S E X AC T LY W H E N U S I N G

PYROTECHNIC DISTRESS SIGNALS.

Non-Pyrotechnic Devices

Non-Pyrotechnic visual distress signals must be in serviceable

condition, readily accessible, and certiﬁed by the manufacturer

as complying with U.S. Coast Guard requirements. They

include:

• Orange Distress Flag (Day use only)

The distress ﬂag is a day signal only. It must be at least

3 x 3 feet with a black square and ball on an orange

background. It is most distinctive when attached and

waved from a paddle or boat hook.

• Electric Distress Light (Night use only)

The electric distress light is accepted for night use only

and must automatically ﬂash the international SOS distress

signal. Under “Inland Navigation Rules,” a high intensity

white light ﬂashing at regular intervals from 50-70 times

per minute is considered a distress signal.

Sound Signaling Devices

The navigation rules require sound signals to be made under

certain circumstances. Recreational vessels also are required

to sound fog signals during periods of reduced visibility.

Therefore, you must have some means of making an efﬁcient

sound signal.

Navigation Lights

Recreational boats are required to display navigation lights be

tween sunset and sunrise and other periods of reduced visibility

(fog, rain, haze, etc.) Navigation lights are intended to keep

other vessels informed of your presence and course. Your boat

is equipped with navigation lights required by the U.S. Coast

Guard at the time of manufacture. It is up to you to make sure

they are operational and turned on when required.

Fire Extinguishers

Boats over 40 feet are required to

carry two or three ﬁre extinguishers,

depending on the type of ﬁre extin

guishers used. Coast Guard approved

ﬁre extinguishers are hand-portable,

either B-I or B-II classiﬁcation and

have a speciﬁc marine type mount-

ing bracket. It is recommended the

extinguishers be mounted in a readily

accessible position.

Fire extinguishers require regular in

spections to ensure that:

• Seals & tamper indicators are not

broken or missing.

• Pressure gauges or indicators read

in the operable range.

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