Specifications

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Thefollowingarejustafewofthemanycombinationsofdevicesthat
willmeettherequirements:
• 3hand-heldredflaresthatareapprovedforday/nightuse
• 1hand-heldredflareand2parachuteflaresforday/nightuse
• 1hand-heldorangesmokesignaland2floatingorangesmoke
signalsforday,and1electricdistresslightfornight
AllboatersshouldbeabletosignalforhelpBoatersmusthave
USCoastGuard-approveddayandnightsignalsforvesselswhen
requiredSignalingdevicesarerecommendedwhenoperatingonall
openbodiesofwater

USCoastGuard-approved,marine-typefireextinguishersarerequired
onboatswhereafirehazardcouldbeexpectedfromtheenginesor
fuelsystemExtinguishersareclassifiedbyaletterandnumbersymbol
Theletterindicatesthetypeoffiretheunitisdesignedtoextinguish
TypeB,forexample,isdesignedtoextinguishflamingliquids,suchas
gasoline,oil,andgreaseThenumberindicatestheamountoftheex-
tinguishingagentcontainedintheextinguisher;thehigherthenumber,
thegreatertheamountofagentinthe
extinguisher
USCoastGuard-approvedex-
tinguishersrequiredforboatsare
hand-portable,haveeitherB-IorB-II
classification,andmustbeprovidedwith
amountingbracketWhilenotrequired,
itisrecommendedthattheextinguish-
ersbemountedinareadilyaccessible
locationConsiderlocationswherethe
extinguishercanbereachedeasily;forexample,atornearthesteering
stationorinthegalleyorengineroom,butawayfromlocationswherea
firemaylikelystart
Extinguishermarkingscanbeconfusingbecauseoneextinguisher
canbeapprovedforseveraldifferenttypesoffires(A,B,orC)For
example,anextinguishermarked“TypeA,SizeII;TypeB;C,SizeI”is
acceptableasaTypeB-Iextinguisher
Lookforthesectionofthelabelthatstates“MarineTypeUSCG,Type
A,SizeII;TypeB;CSizeI”(ItwillalsocontainaUSCGapproval
number)MakesureTypeBisindicatedHand-portableextinguishers
willbeeitheraSizeIorII
SizeIIIandlargeraretoobigforuseonmostrecreationalboats
  
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 
   
B-I(TypeB,SizeI)175 4 2
B-II(TypeB,SizeII)25 15 10
Fire Extinguishers
Parachute Flare
(day and night)
Red Flare
(hand-held
day and night)
Orange Smoke Signal
(hand-held/day only)
Floating Orange
Smoke Signal
(day only)
Red Meteor
(day and night)
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
Electric Distress Signals
(night only)
Orange Flag
(day only)