Federal Requirements For Recreational Boats - Ranger boats 522VX Owner's Manual

Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats

CLASS A
EQUIPMENT (Under 16'in Length)
Whistle or
Must have means of making an efficient sound signal.
Horn
Visual
None Required During
Distress
Daytime
Lights
Proper light displays are required to be shown from
sunset to sunrise.
Fire
One B-1 U.S.C.G. or U.L. approved fire extinguisher
unless the construction is such that explosive
E x t i n g u i s h e r s
flammable vapors cannot be trapped, there are no
closed compartments, no permanently installed fuel
tanks on board.
PFD'S
Type I, II, III, or V for
each person aboard.
Numbering
All undocumented vessels equipped with propulsion
machinery must be numbered in the state of principle
use.
Certificate of
A valid certificate of number showing the numbers
Number
issued to a vessel must be on board whenever the
vessel is in use.
Display of
Number must be painted or permanently attached to
Number
each of the forward halves of the vessel, and no other
number may be displayed thereon.
NOTE: The above information is not conclusive. The owner/operator
should check all current Federal, State, and Local Regulations
to insure compliance.
CLASS I
(16' , but under 26')
All recreational boats, when
used on coastal waters, which
includes the Great Lakes, the
Territorial Seas, and those
waters directly connected to the
Great Lakes and the Territorial
Seas, up to a point where the
waters are less than two miles
wide, must be equipped with
visual distress signals.
Type I, II, III, or V for each
person aboard and one Type
IV.
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