1. Equipment For Your Boat
Chapter 5
Equipment For Your Boat
Reprinted with permission from U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety

2. Lesson Objectives Safety equipment Required equipment
Recommended equipment
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3. Requirements for Your Boat
Registered vessel
State requirement—for taxation
Documented vessel
US Coast Guard administered
Not required for recreational boats
Must still register with a state (taxes!)
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4. Requirements for Your Boat
Numbering
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5. Requirements for Your Boat
Hull Identification Number (HIN)
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6. Requirements for Your Boat
Capacity plate
Manufacturer’s Certificate of Compliance
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7. Requirements for Your Boat
Length of boats
Attached bowsprits usually not considered part of boat’s length
Marinas that charge by length may include bowsprit in dockage
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8. Fire Prevention and Detection
What is best way to detect gas fumes?
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Reprinted with permission from Seaworthy: Essential Lessons from Boat US’s 20 Year Case File of Things Gone Wrong by Robert A. Adriance

9. Fire Prevention and Detection
What are two types of ventilation systems?
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10. Fire Prevention and Detection
Backfire Flame Arresters
Required on all gasoline marine engines
Suppress backfire flames to avoid explosion
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11. Fire Prevention and Detection
Carbon Monoxide
Primary source is open flame
Open-flame stoves, ovens, heaters, grills, etc.
Prevention
Ventilation
CO monitor
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12. Fire Extinguishers What boats are required to have fire extinguishers?
To 26 feet: One B-I type approved hand portable fire extinguisher. (Not required on outboard boats less than 26 ft. if the construction does not permit the entrapment of explosive or flammable gases or vapors, and if fuel tanks are not permanently installed.)
26-39 feet: Two B-I type OR one B-II type approved portable fire extinguishers.
40+ feet: Three B-I type OR one B-I type PLUS one B-II type approved portable fire extinguishers.
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13. Fire Extinguishers What are the elements of a fire?
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Reprinted with permission from Small Boat Seamanship Manual

14. Types of Fires Type A – Solid fuel (wood, paper, cloth)
Type B – Liquid fuel (oil, grease, gasoline)
Type C – Electrical (as a heat source)
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15. Fire Extinguishers What materials are in a fire extinguisher?
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16. Fire Extinguishers Must be Coast Guard approved
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17. Fire Extinguishers Care and Treatment Three things to check: Date
Condition
Pressure
NEW ! Do NOT shake—may clog discharge tube
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18. Fire Extinguishers How to use a fire extinguisher 4 3 1 5 2
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Reprinted with permission from Small Boat Seamanship Manual

19. Life Jackets Must be Coast Guard approved Must fit properly
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Courtesy of Personal Flotation Device Manufactures Association

20. Offshore Life Jacket 22 pounds of flotation
Will turn most unconscious people face up
Acceptable on all recreational and commercial vessels
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21. Near Shore Life Jacket 15.5 pounds flotation
Will turn most unconscious people face up
Acceptable on all recreational boats
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22. Sports Life Jacket 15.5 pounds flotation
Many special designs for water sports
Acceptable on all recreational boats
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23. Flotation Aids Designed to be thrown, not worn
Required for boats 16 feet or longer
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24. Special Use Flotation Device
Special use – must be worn whenever underway
Hybrid – buoyant and inflatable
Expensive
OLD ones must be worn while underway
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25. Life Jackets Legal requirements Coast Guard approved
One on board for each person
Readily accessible
Type IV must be at hand
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26. Life Jackets General considerations
Practice getting into water wearing a life jacket
Non-swimmers wear all the time when aboard
Inspect lifesaving equipment frequently
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27. Life Jackets Care Store in well-ventilated place
Do not use as a cushion or fender
Check covers for breakdown
Check condition of straps and hardware
For inflatables…follow manufacturer’s recommendations
Do not store in original sealed wrapping—take them out of sealed bags
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28. Sound Producing Devices
Installed horns
Portable air horns
Whistle
Hailer (portable or installed)
Bell
Only for vessels over 39.4 feet
Reprinted with permission from Federal Requirements & Safety Tips for Recreational Boats U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
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29. Visual Distress Signals
Day – Night
Pyrotechnic – Non-pyrotechnic
Coastal waters – Inland waters
Reprinted with permission from Federal Requirements & Safety Tips for Recreational Boats U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
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30. VDS – Non-Pyrotechnic Day Night Flags, banners, anything waving
Flashing lights
Reprinted with permission from Federal Requirements & Safety Tips for Recreational Boats U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
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31. VDS – Pyrotechnic Daytime Night time Remember Smoke Dye
Hand held flares
Aerial flares
Remember
Keep dry
Use only when can be seen
Reprinted with permission from Federal Requirements & Safety Tips for Recreational Boats U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
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32. Marine Sanitation Devices (MSD)
Must be Coast Guard certified type I, II, or III (A & B)
Look for pump out station symbol:
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33. Emergency Position – Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)
What are advantages:
All-weather
Worldwide
Automatic operation
Long life
But check manufacturer’s recommendations!
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34. Additional Equipment Anchor and rode Spare parts and tool kit
Compass and charts
Radio, VHF-FM marine
Docking lines
First aid kit
Water for emergencies
Flashlight
Spare bulbs
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35. Skipper’s Responsibilities
Responsible for
Safety of passengers
Safety of boat
Damage to others
Wake, collision, etc.
Remember the 3 C’s
Caution
Courtesy
Common sense
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Reprinted with permission from Federal Requirements & Safety Tips for Recreational Boats U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety

36. Alcohol and Drugs What are the effects when boating?
Same as when driving, maybe worse
Sun, wind, exposure, and motion can worsen the effects of alcohol and drugs
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37. Speed Regulations Safe speed on water
You are responsible for your wake no matter what the speed limit is
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38. State and Local Regulations
PWC regulations
Which ones to be familiar with
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39. Law Enforcement / Homeland Security
Boardings
Homeland Security
WATCH
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40. Pollution Control Oil Pollution Act Discharge of Oil Placard
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41. Dumping Regulations
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42. ?????
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