Carver C43 - Sound-Signaling Device; Running and Navigation Lights; Radar Reflectors; Fire Extinguishers

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Approved pyrotechnic equipment includes:
• Handheld or aerial red ares
• Handheld or oating orange smoke
• Launchers for aerial red meteors or parachute ares
Approved non-pyrotechnic equipment includes:
• Orange distress ag
• Dye markers
• Electric distress light.
No single signaling device is ideal under all conditions. Carrying a variety of visual distress signal equipment onboard is
important. Select devices with packaging that children ONLY will nd difcult to open, especially if children are onboard.
SOUND-SIGNALING DEVICE
The yacht must be equipped with an operable device that can produce a sound signal if conditions require.
REQUIRED SOUND DEVICES INCLUDE:
• One horn is standard on all Carver models.
• Yachts longer than 39 ft, 4 in. (12 m) must have one bell and one whistle. The devices must meet the COLREG Rules Act of
1972.
For details on the appropriate signals, refer to the Navigation Rules, International-Inland published by the U.S. Coast Guard.
RUNNING AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS
• Running and navigation lights must be turned on for safe operation after dark.
• Observe all navigation rules for meeting and passing.
• Never run at high speeds during night operation.
• Always use common sense and good judgment while cruising at night.
RADAR REFLECTORS
Radar reectors, if installed, should measure at least 18 in. diagonally. Place the reectors 12 ft, 0 in. (3.7 m) above the
waterline to ensure that other yachts with radar reectors have sight of your yacht. Reectors increase the signature of
yacht on radar.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Fire extinguishers must be approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard classies re extinguishers by the type
of re the extinguisher can extinguish. The re extinguisher classications include foam, carbon dioxide, chemical, and
halon. The following material details the standard extinguishing equipment for yachts:
Yachts exceeding 40 ft (12.2 m) but not exceeding 65 ft (19.8 m): The yacht has a xed re extinguishing system
approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. The owner must install either two Type B-Is or one Type B-II extinguisher onboard.
Mount all re extinguishers in a readily accessible location away from the engine room. All people onboard should know
the locations of the re extinguishers and should know how to operate the extinguishers.
If the re extinguisher has a charge indicator gauge, cold or hot weather may affect the gauge reading. Consult the
manufacturer’s manual supplied with the re extinguisher to determine the gauge’s accuracy.