Visual.distress.signal.devices; Sound.signaling.devices - Four winns FUNSHIP Owner's Manual

NOTICE
Using a portable fire extinguisher with an
access/fire port in the engine compartment is
preferred to opening the engine compartment
to fight the fire. However, using a portable
extinguisher in this way provides less protection
against fire than a fixed suppression system.
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.
Four.Winns.sport.boat.and.deck.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-1.
type hand-held portable fire extinguisher. If the boat
is equipped with a fixed fire extinguishing system in
the.engine.compartment,.one.(1).B-1.type.hand-held.
portable fire extinguisher is still required.
Sport.boats.and.deck.boats.that.are.Class.2.power-
boats.(26.to.less.than.40.feet).are.required.to.carry.
two (2) B-1 type approved hand-held portable fire
extinguishers.or.one.(1).B-2.type.approved.hand.pro-
table fire extinguisher. When a fixed fire extinguishing
system.is.installed.in.machinery.space(s),.at.least..
one (1) B-1 type aproved hand portable fire extin-
guisher.is.required.
An automatic FE241 agent fire extinguisher system is
optional.on.some.boat.models..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.
Boating Safety - Section B
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.
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.
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