Statutory Requirements - PDQ Yachts 36 Capella Owner's Manual

Please note the US Coast Guard boating information line
(800) 368-5647 or (202) 267-0780
Also,
www.vscgboating.org
The Red Cross, St John's Ambulance Corps and others offer courses in first aid and
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which is reassuring to know when sailing far
away from home.
Depending on where you document or register your boat and where it is operated, you
and the boat will be the subject to a number of legal requirements.
These requirements include, but are not limited to:
• Complete and current documentation or registration certificates
• Required safety equipment, in good condition. (See section 2-5)
• Operating, understanding and license for VHF radio.
• Charts for the boats operating area.
• Knowledge of federal, state or provincial and local regulations respecting
- Safety;
- Discharge of wastes (gray water or sewage);
- Speed and wake;
- Noise;
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Knowledge of accident reporting requirements.
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Understanding of the obligation to render assistance to persons in distress.
PDQ 36 Capella - Owner's Manual
Your Responsibilities 2-2

Statutory Requirements 2-3

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