Boating Safety
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Owner’s/Operator’s Manual
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Federal law requires you to provide and maintain safety equipment onboard your
CROWNLINE boat. Please refer to Federal, State and Local Regulations for
complete and up-to-date lists of required equipment.
Required Safety Equipment
Your craft has been equipped at the factory with most federally required Class 1-16 ft
to less than 26 ft (4.8 m to less than 7.9 m) safety equipment. As the owner, it is your
responsibility to obtain other mandatory safety equipment not provided by the boat
manufacturer, and to ensure all equipment is kept in good, serviceable condition.
Your Crownline Dealer can also help with information on the required safety
equipment.
IMPORTANT:
Many state equipment requirements go beyond Coast Guard
requirements. Contact your state boating office for further
information.
Equipment requirements for coastal and inland waters differ.
Check with local authorities or the Coast Guard for further information about coastal
water requirements.
Figure 2-16
At le
as
t one B-I type
a
ppr o v ed h
a
nd
po r t
a
b
le fire e xting
u
i
s
her (Not
re
qu
ired on o
u
t
b
o
a
rd motor
b
o
a
t
s
le
ss
th
a
n 26 f eet in length
a
nd not c
a
r r ying
p
ass
enger
s
f or hire if the con
s
t r
u
ction
of
su
ch motor
b
o
a
t
s
will not pe r mit
ent r
a
pment of e xplo
s
i v e or fl
a
mm
a
b
le
g
ass
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s
or v
a
por
s
a
nd if f
u
el t
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nk
s
a
re
not pe r m
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nently in
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t
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lled.)
MINIMUM REQUIRED
S
AFETY EQUIPMENT
PER
S
ONAL
FL O TA TIO N
DEVICE
S
(PFD
s
)
FIRE
EXTINGUI
S
HER
M
us
t
s
a
y Co
as
t
G
ua
rd Appr o v ed .
VI
S
U AL DI
S
TRE
S
S
S
IGNAL
S
(Re
qu
ired on co
as
t
a
l
w
a
ter
s
onl y . )
CLA
SS
1
(16 to le
ss
th
a
n 26 ft.)
(4.9 to le
ss
th
a
n 7.9 m)
CLA
SS
2
(26 to le
ss
th
a
n 40 ft.)
(7.9 to le
ss
th
a
n 12.2 m)
CLA
SS
3
(40 to not more th
a
n 65 ft.)
(12.2 to not more th
a
n 19.
8
m)
One
a
ppr o v ed T ype I, II, III or V (if
us
ed
a
ccording to Co
as
t G
ua
rd re
qu
irement
s
) d e vic e
ab
o
a
rd f or e
a
ch per
s
on on
b
o
a
rd or
b
eing t o w ed on w
a
ter
s
ki
s
, etc. ;
a
nd, in
a
ddition, on e
thr ow
a
b
le T ype IV d e vic e .
O r
a
nge fl
a
g with
b
l
a
c k
squa
re-
a
nd-di
s
k (d
a
y) ;
a
nd
a
n
S
-O-
S
elect r ic light (night) ; or thre e
o r
a
nge
s
mo k e
s
ign
a
l
s
, h
a
nd held or flo
a
ting (d
a
y) ; or three red fl
a
re
s
of h
a
nd held, meteo r ,
or p
a
r
a
ch
u
te type (d
a
y/night) .
E v e r y v e
ss
el le
ss
th
a
n 12 meter
s
(
3
9.4 ft.)
in length m
us
t c
a
r r y
a
n efficient
s
o
u
nd
prod
u
cing d e vic e .
E v e r y v e
ss
el 12 meter
s
(
3
9.4 ft.)
b
u
t le
ss
th
a
n 20 meter
s
(65.6 ft.) in length m
us
t c
a
r r y
a
whi
s
tle
a
nd
a
b
ell . The
whi
s
le m
us
t
b
e
au
di
b
le f or 1/2 n
au
tic
a
l mil e .The mo
u
th
of the
b
ell m
us
t
b
e
a
t le
as
t 200 mm (7.
8
7 inche
s
) in di
a
mete r .
KC-00
8
1.2-CRO
BELL,
WHI
S
TLE
EQUIPMENT
At le
as
t t w o B-I type
a
ppr o v ed po r t
a
b
le fire
e xting
u
i
s
her
s
; OR
a
t
le
as
t one B-II type
a
p-
pr o v ed po r t
a
b
le fir e
e xting
u
i
s
he r .
At le
as
t three B-I type
a
ppr o v ed po r t
a
b
le fire
e xting
u
i
s
her
s
; OR
a
t
le
as
t one B-I type
plu
s
one B-II type
a
ppr o v ed
po r t
a
b
le fire e xting
u
i
s
he r .
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