Chris-Craft Corsair 25, Owner'S Manual

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Safety and Operations
Chris-Craft 2–23
Safety Equipment
In the United States the operator of a vessel is responsible for the minimum safety equipment required by
the U.S. Coast Guard. Safety equipment should be maintained on a regular basis and must be stowed where
it is accessible in a reasonable amount of time in an emergency. Some safety equipment must be Coast
Guard approved. “Coast Guard Approved Equipment” has been determined to be in compliance with
USCG specifications and regulations relating to performance, construction or materials.
As the owner/operator, you should always check the safety procedures and/or requirements for the country
of registration as regulations and responsibilities may changed from country to country.
A complete list of required equipment, Federal rules and regulations and other valuable links can be found
on the
United States Coast Guard Boating Safety web page: www.uscgboating.org
A Quick Reference Chart of the Federal Requirements for recreational boats can be found at:
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/fedreqs/equ_refchart.htm
Read and understand all pamphlets and brochures supplied with safety equipment. Become familiar with
how the equipment operates and stow all safety equipment properly.
At a minimum you should have the following safety equipment available ( Table 2-1 ):
Table courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Table 2-1. Minimum Required Safety Equipment
Vessel Length (in Feet)
Equipment Requirement
16–25 26–39
Life Jackets (PFDs)
(a) One Type I, II, III, or V wearable PFD for each
person on board. (USCG approved)
(b) In addition to paragraph (a), must carry One
Type IV (throwable) PFD.
Visual Distress Signal (VDS)
(a) One electric distress light or Three combination
(day/night) red flares. (Note: only required to be
carried on board when operating between sun-
set and sunrise.)
(b) One orange distress flag and One electric dis-
tress light - or -Three hand-held or floating
orange smoke signals and One electric distress
light - or - Three combination (day/night) red
flares: hand-held, meteor or parachute type.
Fire Extinguishers
(a) One B-I (when enclosed compartment)
(b) One B-II or Two B-I. (Note: Fixed system equals
One B-I.)
(c) One B-II and One B-I or Three B-I. (Note: Fixed
system equals One B-I or Two B-II.)
Backfire Flame Arrestor
Required on all gasoline engines except
outboard motors.
Navigation Lights
Required to be displayed from sunset to
sunrise and in or near areas of reduced
visibility.