Supra SL Owner's Manual page 26

Distress Signals
Consult your national boating law enforcement agency.
Visual Distress Signals
• U.S. Coast Guard regulations require boats in coastal waters and
the Great Lakes to carry visual distress signals for day or night use,
as appropriate for the time of operation. Exempt from the day
signals requirement, but not night signals, are boats less than 4.8
meters (16 feet), open sailboats less than 7.9 meters (26 feet), boats
participating in organized events, and manually propelled boats.
• If you are required to have visual distress signals, at least three
safety-approved pyrotechnic devices in serviceable condition must
be readily accessible. They must be marked with a date showing
the service life, which must not be expired.
• Carry three signals for day use and three signals for night use. Some
pyrotechnic signals, such as red flares, meet both day and night
use requirements.
• Store pyrotechnic signals in a cool, dry location. An orange or
red watertight container prominently marked "Distress Signals" is
recommended.
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Other recognized visual distress signals include:
• Flames in a bucket
• Code flags November and Charlie
• Square flag and ball
• Black square and ball on orange background flag
• Orange flag (certified)
• Electric distress light (certified) - for night use only.
• Dye marker (any color)
• Person waving arms
• U.S. ensign flown upside down
Audible Distress Signals
U.S. Coast Guard regulations require one hand, mouth or power-
operated whistle or horn, audible for at least a half mile.
Other recognized audible distress signals include:
• Radio communication (see Emergency Procedures - Radio Procedures
- Radio Communication)
• Radio-telegraph alarm
• Position indicating radio beacon
• Morse Code SOS (3 short, 3 long, 3 short) sounded by any means
• Fog horn sounded continuously
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