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AllundocumentedvesselsequippedwithpropulsionmachinerymustbestateregisteredCertificateof
NumbermustbeonboardwhenthevesselisinuseNotethatsomestatesrequireallvesselstobe
registered
(a) Plainblockletters/numbers,notlessthan3inchesinheight,mustbeaffixedoneachsideoftheforwardhalf
ofthevessel,inacontrastingcolortothebackground,andreadfromlefttoright
(b) Statevalidationsticker(s)mustbeaffixedwithin6inchesoftheregistrationnumberNote:checkwithyour
localboatingagencyforspecificstaterequirements
Appliesonlyto“Documented”vessels:
(a) Originalandcurrentcertificatemustbeonboard
(b) Vesselname/hailingportmustbemarkedonexteriorpartofhullinlettersnotlessthan4inchesinheight
(c) OfficialNumbermustbepermanentlyaffixedoninteriorstructureinnumbersnotlessthan3inchesinheight
(a) OneTypeI,II,III,orVwearablelifejacketforeachpersononboardMustbeUSCoastGuard-approved
(b) Inaddition,mustcarryoneTypeIVthrowabledevice
(a) Oneelectricdistresslight,orthreecombinationday/nightredflaresNote:onlyrequiredtobecarriedon
boardwhenthevesselisoperatingbetweensunsetandsunrise
(b) Threecombinationday/nightredflares–hand-held,meteor,orparachute-type,oroneorangedistressflag,or
oneelectricdistresslight,orthreehand-heldorfloatingorangesmokesignalsandoneelectricdistresslight
(a) OneB-I(whenenclosedcompartment)
(b) OneB-IIortwoB-INote:fixedsystemequalsoneB-I
(c) OneB-IIandoneB-I,orthreeB-INote:fixedsystemequalsoneB-I
(a) AllvesselsbuiltafterApril25,1940thataregasoline-fueledwithenclosedengineand/orfueltank
compartmentsmusthavenaturalventilation(atleasttwoductsfittedwithcowls)
(b) Inaddition,avesselbuiltafterJuly31,1980musthavearatedpowerexhaustblower
(a) Avesseloflessthan394feet(12meters)must,ataminimum,havesomemeansofmakinganefficient
soundsignal–ie,handheldairhorn,athleticwhistleAhumanvoice/soundisnotacceptable
(b) Avessel394feet(12meters)orgreater,musthaveasound-signalingappliancecapableofproducing
anefficientsoundsignal,audiblefor1/2mile,witha4-to6-secondduration
RequiredongasolineenginesinstalledafterApril25,1940,exceptoutboardmotors
Requiredtobedisplayedfromsunsettosunriseandinareasofrestrictedvisibility
(a) Placardmustbeatleast5by8inchesandmadeofdurablematerial
(b) Placardmustbepostedineachmachineryspaceoratthebilgecontrolstation
(a) Placardmustbeatleast4by9inchesandmadeofdurablematerial
(b) Displayedinaconspicuousplacenotifyingallonboardofthedischargerestrictions
Ifthereisaninstalledtoilet,thevesselmusthaveanoperableMSDTypeI,II,orIII
Theoperatorofavessel394feet(12meters)orgreaterwhileoperatingonUSinlandwatersmusthave
onboardacopyoftheserules