Safety Equipment Flashcards
Life Jackets must
Be U.S. Coast Guard
Have a legible label
Be in serviceable condition meaning all straps, buckles seams, and material are in good condition, intact and able to perform
Are ski belts legal life jackets
no they are not
Life jackets laws
Inflatable life jackets may not be used by persons engaged in high speed water sport such as riding PWCs or water skiing and may not be used by person weighing under 90lbs or under 16 years of age
Inflatable life jackets
may be Type ll, Type lll, or V, check the label to determine if it must be worn to count as a personal flotation device
All Vessels
All Vessels 16 feet and over must also carry a Type IV throwable device in addition to the required number of wearable life jackets
Life jackets must be worn
worn by children under 13 years old on any vessel that is underway unless the child is below deck or in an enclosed cabin
Sound producing devices
In various situations, sound is a critical means of communication between vessels
Fire Extinguishers
fire Extinguishers ketp on vessels must be the correct type and approved by the U.S Coast Guared
Non-pyrotechnic visual distress signaling devices include
Orange distress flags
Electric distress signals
Other VDS are useful easy to carry and are recognized as distress signals but do not count as an approved VDS on coastal waters
signaling mirror
water dye
U.S. Coast Guard approved pyrotechnic visual distress signals and associated devices
Pyrotechnic red flares,hand-held aerial
Pyrotechnic orange smoke, hand-held or floating
Launchers for aerial red meteors or parachute flares
The following vessels only need to carry VDS on coastal water between sunset and sunrise
Recreational vessels under 16 feet
Open sailboats less than 26 feet that are not equipped with propulsion machiery
Manually propelled vessels under 16 feet
Boaters must decide which VDS offers them the most benefits depening on the boating they do when choosing a VDS careful consideration should be given to
Reliability
Disposability
Intended waterbody
Visibility in areas of dense background lights
Danger of burning a VDS
Length of useful signaling run time
portability
Courtesy
Boathing at high speeds is dangerous in restricted or congested areas.Each skipper is responsible for spotting and avoiding swimmers and slow-moving vessels.This is also important when picking up or dropping off waterskiers
Backfire flame arrestors
Internal combustion engines may backfire.To safeguard agsinst fires,all inboard motorboat with carburetion must have a backfire flame arrestor system on each carburetor. It is good for boaters to know where they are and keep them clean
Disposal of expired pyrotechnical visual distress signals (VDS)
Because of their chemical make-up and flammable characteristics, the disposal of expired pyrotechnical VDS is strictly regulated by the US EPA and US DOT.The boating division is no longer able to collect expired VDS
Navigation Lights
All vessels,including manually propelled vessels,must display the proper navigation lights while operating from sunset to sunrise and during daylight times of reduced visibility.
Trailering your boat
The DMV has laws relative to boat trailers. Each trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more shall. when operated on any public highway, be equipped with a braking system operating on all wheels. For trailers having a gross weight of greater than 8,000 pounds,the brakes shall be capable of being controlled or operated from the driver’s seat of the towing vehicle
Engine cut-off switch
An engine cut-off switch stops a vessel’s.
