CHAPTER XXIV
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Your boat should have flares and the equipment to!
launch them, some spare anchors of different types and some!
safety harnesses. In bad weather at sea, no one should!
travel on deck without being securely attached with a!
safety harness to a lifeline. Please note that the "U"!
shaped life buoys are not yet approved by the government,!
the law specifies that they be "doughnut" shaped. You may!
carry "U" shaped buoys but you must also have a "ring" type!
aboard. Make sure that there is one life vest for everyone!
on the boat and that they are of the proper size to keep!
your passengers afloat. The following is a list of!
mandatory security equipment for a 39' boat. These rules!
also apply in the United States, as both countries!
generally accept the rules of the other.!
D.O.T. REGULATIONS!
A) VESSELS 8 TO 12 M IN LENGTH
One approved lifejacket or PFD for each person on board.!
One anchor with 15 m (minimum) chain, cable or rope.!
One bailer and one manual bilge pump.!
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