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NOTICE
Do not test fire extinguishers by squirting small
amounts of the extinguishing compound. The
fire extinguisher might not work when you really
need it.
Scarab jet boat models are considered to be Class 1
powerboats (16 to less than 26 feet). Since they have
permanently-installed fuel tanks, they are required
to carry one (1) B-I type hand-held portable fire
extinguisher. If the boat is equipped with a fixed fire
extinguishing system in the engine compartment, one
(1) B-I type hand-held portable fire extinguisher is still
required.
Boats that are Class 2 powerboats (26 to less than 40
feet) are required to carry two (2) B-I type approved
hand-held portable fire extinguishers or one (1) B-II
type approved hand portable fire extinguisher. When
a fixed fire extinguishing system is installed in machin-
ery space(s), at least one (1) B-I type approved hand
portable fire extinguisher is required.
An automatic fire extinguisher system may be avail-
able on certain boat models. The type of extinguish-
ing agent used may vary. The equipment utilized has
been so chosen, and located, to provide sufficient
volume and coverage of the entire engine compart-
ment. While the system ensures excellent overall
bilge fire protection, it does not eliminate the USCG
requirement for hand-held fire extinguishers. Refer
to the extinguisher manufacturer's literature included
in the owner's packet.
F. Visual Distress Signal Devices
Visual distress signal devices approved by the US
Coast Guard are required on all recreational boats
operating on coastal waters and to boats owned in
the United States when they are operating on the
high seas. Coastal waters include 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 (3.2km) wide. Visual
distress signal equipment may be of the pyrotechnic
or non-pyrotechnic type. Regulations prohibit display
of visual distress signals on the water under any
circumstances except when assistance is required to
prevent immediate or potential danger to persons on
board a vessel.
The equipment must be approved by the US Coast
Guard, be in serviceable condition, and be stowed
in a readily accessible location. Equipment having
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a date for serviceable life must be within the speci-
fied usage date shown. Careful selection and proper
stowage of visual distress equipment is very impor-
tant if young children are aboard.
Distress Signal Table
The minimum visual distress signals required in
coastal waters for a Class 1 or Class 2 powerboat is
the following:
One orange flag with black square and disc (daytime);
and an S-O-S electric light (nighttime); or three orange
smoke signals, hand-held or floating (daytime); or
three red flares of hand-held, meteor, or parachute
type (daytime/nighttime).
NOTICE
No single signaling device is appropriate for all
purposes. Consider keeping various types of
equipment on board.
G. Sound Signaling Devices
Class 1 and Class 2 powerboats are required to carry
a hand, mouth or power operated horn or whistle.
It must produce a blast of two-second duration and
audible at a distance of at least one-half (1/2) mile.
The following are standard whistle signals:
• One Prolonged Blast = Warning Signal
• One Short Blast = Pass on my Port Side
• Two Short Blasts = Pass on my Starboard Side
• Three Short Blasts = Engines in Reverse
• Five or More Blasts = Danger Signal
H. Navigation Lights
Navigation lights are intended to keep other vessels
informed of your presence and course. If you are out
on the water between sunset and sunrise, you are
required to display appropriate navigation lights.
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