Safety: Requiremed Equipment
The following is a list of required safety equipment. These requirements are a minimum and should not be considered comprehensive. Later this month we will look at additions this list.
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Coast Guard/Federal Requirements |
MI Specific |
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Visual Distress Signals - 16 feet and up |
One (1) orange distress flag or one (1) electric distress light OR (day/night) red flares: hand-held, meteor or parachute type.
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Must carry an orange flag day distress flag: recreational boats 16 feet and up and non-motorized boats and open sailboats 26 feet+. |
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Fire Extinguishers -Up to 26 Feet |
B-I (when enclosed compartment) |
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Fire Extinguishers -26 to 40 feet |
B-II or Two B-I. Note: fixed system equals one B-I |
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Fire Extinguishers -40-65 feet |
One (1) B-II and One B-I or three (3) B-I. Note: fixed system equals |
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Ventilation - All vessels built after 25 April 1940 that use gasoline compartments |
Must have natural ventilation (at least two ducts fitted with cowls) |
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Ventilation - Vessel built after 31 July 1980 |
Must have rated power exhaust blower |
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Backfire Flame Arrestor |
Required on gasoline engines installed after 25 April 1940, except |
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Coast Guard/Federal Requirements |
MI Specific |
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Mufflers |
Exhaust must prevent noise in excess of: 90 decibels at idle from three
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Sound Producing Device - All Boats |
Some means of making an "efficient" sound signal - audible for 1/2 mile/4 to 6 seconds (i.e. horn). |
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Sound Producing Device - 39.4 feet and up |
Must carry on board a bell with clapper (bell size not less than 7.9 inches - based on the diameter of the mouth)
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Sounding Producing Device – 16 to 26 feet |
Engine whistle capable of producing a blast of 2 seconds or more and audible for at
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Sounding Producing Device – 16 to 26 feet |
Engine whistle capable of producing a blast of 2 seconds or more and audible for at
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Sound Producing Device - 26 feet + |
Engine Whistle and bell capable of Producing a blast of 2 seconds or more and audible for at least 1 mile.
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Coast Guard/Federal Requirements |
MI Specific |
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Navigational Lights |
Required to be displayed from sunset to sunrise and in or near areas of Rain, hazy, etc) Boats 16 feet or more in length must have Properly installed, working navigation lights and an all-around anchor light capable of being lit independently from the red/green/white "running" lights. Details at
http://www.uscgboating.org/reg/reg_fr_equipReq_navRulesNLights.asp |
Manually-driven boats (sailboats under sail, rowboats etc.) are only or lantern.
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Oil Pollution Placard 39.4 feet and up |
Placard must be at least 5 by 8 inches, made of durable material. Must be posted in the bilge station. |
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Garbage Placard 39.4 feet and up |
Placard must be at least 5 by 8 inches, made of durable material. Displayed in a |
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Marine Sanitation Device |
If installed toilet: Vessel must have an operable MSD Type I,II, or III. |
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Coast Guard/Federal Requirements |
MI Specific |
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Navigation Rules 39.4 feet and up |
The operator of a vessel 39.4 ft (12 meters) or greater must have on board a copy of these rules. |
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Visual Distress Signals - 16 feet and up |
One (1) orange distress flag or one (1) electric distress light OR (day/night) red flares: hand-held, meteor or parachute type.
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Must carry an orange flag day distress flag: recreational boats 16 feet and up and non-motorized boats and open sailboats 26 feet+. |
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