|
Equipment |
Less
than 16 feet |
Less
than 26 feet |
| Personal
Flotation Devices |
One
Type I, II, III, or V for each person on board. Type V hybrid
must be worn at all times to meet Coast Guard regulations. |
One
Type I, II, III, or V for each person on board or being towed on
water skis, etc., plus one Type IV available to be thrown. Type
V hybrid must be worn at all times to meet Coast Guard
regulations. |
| Fire
Extinguishers |
At
least one B-1 Coast Guard approved type hand portable fire
extinguisher. Note: When Coast Guard approved fixed fire
extinguishing system is installed in machinery space(s), no hand
portable extinguisher is required. |
| Ventilation |
At
least two ventilator ducts fitted with cowls for the purpose of
properly and efficiently ventilating the bilges of every inboard
engine and fuel tank compartment of boats constructed or decked
over after April 25, 1940, using gasoline or other fuel having a
flashpoint less than 110 degrees F. Boats built after July 31,
1980 must have operable power blowers. |
| Whistle,
Bell or Horn |
Any
device capable of making an "efficient sound signal"
audible for one mile. |
| Backfire
Flame Arrestor |
One
Coast Guard approved device on each carburetor of all gasoline
engines installed after April 25, 1940, except outboard motors. |
| Visual
Distress Signals – for coastal waters, Great Lakes or high
seas |
Required
only when operating at night. Same night equipment choices as
for larger boats as shown to the right. |
Orange
flag with black square-and-disc (day); and an S-O-S electric
light (night); or three orange smoke signals, handheld or
floating (day); or three red flares of handheld, meteor, or
parachute type (day/night) |
