Section 3
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REQUIRED BOATING SAFETY
EQUIPMENT AND REGULATIONS
U.S. Coast Guard Minimum On-Board Personal Safety
Equipment Required
Less than
16 ft
(4.9 m)
CLASS 1:
16 to less
than 26 ft
(4.9 to less
than 7.9 m)
CLASS 2:
26 to less
than 40 ft
(7.9 to less
than 12.2 m)
CLASS 3:
40 to 65 ft
(12.2 to
19.8 m)
LIFE JACKETS
AND PERSONAL
FLOTATION
DEVICES
One Coast
Guard-
approved Type
I, II, III or V
wearable life
jacket for each
person
on-board
One Coast Guard-approved Type I, II, III or V
wearable life jacket for each person on-board and
one throwable Type IV PFD device
FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS
One B-I type (Coast
Guard-approved)
If the vessel meets any one or
more of the following conditions,
the vessel must carry one B-I
type USCG-approved
extinguisher on-board:
• Inboard/Sterndrive engine
powered
• Has closed compartments
where portable fuel tanks can
be stored
• Has double bottom
construction that has areas
where air or gases can be
open or trapped
• Has an enclosed living space
• Has compartments where
flammable, combustible or
explosive materials are
stored
• Has permanent fuel tanks
installed
• Vessel is 26 ft (7.9 m) or more
in length
One B-II OR
two B-I type
(USCG-
approved)
(A fixed
extinguishing
system is
equal to one
B-I.)
One B-II AND
one B-I OR
three B-I type
(USCG-
approved)
(A fixed
extinguishing
system is
equal to one
B-I OR two
B-II.)
VISUAL DISTRESS
SIGNALING
DEVICES
One (1)
electric
distress light
OR three (3)
day and night
combination
red flares
One orange distress flag or one electric distress
light OR three floating or handheld orange smoke
signals and one electric distress light OR three day
and night combination red flares, handheld,
parachute or meteor type
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