not turn as many persons under the same conditions as a
Type I.
PFD TYPE III, WEARABLE
Type III allows the wearers to place themselves in a verti-
cal or slightly backward position. Type III has the same
buoyancy as a Type II PFD. It has little or no turning ability.
PFD TYPE IV, THROWABLE (REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO
THE ABOVE MENTIONED PFDs YOU MUST HAVE ONE
TYPE IV THROWABLE PFD ON BOARD)
The PFD Type IV can be thrown to a person in the water,
grasped and held by the user until rescued. The design
does not allow for it to be worn. The most common Type IV
PFDs are a buoyant cushion or ring buoy. The throwable
Type IV PFD shall be immediately available for use and in
serviceable condition.
PFD TYPE V WEARABLE
This PFD must be worn to be effective. When inflated, it pro-
vides buoyancy equivalent to Type I, II or III PFDs. When it is
deflated, however, it may not support some people.
Fire Extinguishers
All Class 1 (16 to 26 feet) powerboats are required to carry
one (1) B-I type hand portable fire extinguisher, if not
equipped with a fixed (Halon) fire extinguishing system in
the engine compartment.
All Class 2 (up to 39.4 feet) powerboats are required to carry
two (2) B-I type hand portable fire extinguisher, if not
equipped with a fixed (Halon) fire extinguishing system in
the engine compartment. When equipped with a fixed
(Halon) fire extinguishing system, only one (1) B-I type hand
portable fire extinguisher is required.
All hand portable fire extinguishers should be mounted in a
readily accessible location, and away from the engine com-
partment. All persons aboard should know the location and
proper operation of the fire extinguisher(s).
If your fire extinguisher has a charge indicator gauge, cold
or hot weather may have an effect on the gauge reading.
Consult the instruction manual supplied with the fire extin-
guisher to determine the accuracy of the gauge.
Visual Distress Signal Devices
Visual Distress Signal devices are required and may be of
the pyrotechnic or non-pyrotechnic type. The regulation
requires all recreational boats when used on coastal
waters, which includes the Great Lakes, territorial seas
and those waters directly connected to the Great Lakes
and the territorial seas, up to a point where the waters are
less than two miles wide, and the boats owned in the
United States when operating on the high seas, to be
equipped with visual distress signal devices.
Pyrotechnic and non-pyrotechnic equipment must be U.S.
Coast Guard approved, in serviceable condition and
stowed in a readily accessible location. Equipment provid-
ing a date for serviceable life, must be within the specified
usage date as shown.
PYROTECHNIC EQUIPMENT
Pyrotechnic U.S. Coast Guard approved visual distress
signals and associated equipment include:
•
Red flares, hand held or aerial
•
Orange smoke, hand held or floating
•
Launchers for aerial red meteors or parachute flares
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not turn as man
y persons under the same conditions as a
T ype I.
PFD TYPE III, WEARABLE
T ype III allo
ws the wearers to place themselv
es in a ver
ti-
cal or slightly backw
ard position. T ype III has the same
buo
yancy as a T
ype II PFD. It has little or no tur
ning ability .
PFD TYPE IV , THROW
ABLE (REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO
THE ABOVE MENTIONED PFDs YOU MUST HAVE ONE
TYPE IV THROWABLE PFD ON BOARD)
The PFD T ype IV can be thro
wn to a person in the water
,
grasped and held b
y the user until rescued. The design
does not allow f
or it to be wor
n. The most common T ype IV
PFDs are a buo
yant cushion or r
ing buo
y . The thro
wab
le
T ype IV PFD shall be immediately a
vailab
le for use and in
serviceab
le condition.
PFD TYPE V WEARABLE
This PFD must be w
orn to be eff
ective
. When inflated, it pro-
vides buo
yancy equiv
alent to T ype I, II or III PFDs
. When it is
deflated, how
ever
, it may not suppor
t some people.
Fire Extinguishers
All Class 1 (16 to 26 feet) po
werboats are required to carr
y
one (1) B-I type hand portab
le fire extinguisher
, if not
equipped with a fixed (Halon) fire e
xtinguishing system in
the engine compartment.
All Class 2 (up to 39.4 feet) po
werboats are required to carr
y
two (2) B-I type hand por
table fire e
xtinguisher, if not
equipped with a fixed (Halon) fire e
xtinguishing system in
the engine compartment. When equipped with a fix
ed
(Halon) fire extinguishing system, only one (1) B-I type hand
portab
le fire extinguisher is required.
All hand portab
le fire extinguishers should be mounted in a
readily accessible location, and a
wa
y from the engine com-
partment. All persons aboard should kno
w the location and
proper operation of the fire e
xtinguisher(s).
If your fire e
xtinguisher has a charge indicator gauge, cold
or hot weather ma
y have an eff
ect on the gauge reading.
Consult the instruction man
ual supplied with the fire extin-
guisher to determine the accur
acy of the gauge.
Visual Distress Signal Devices
Visual Distress Signal devices are required and ma
y be of
the pyrotechnic or non-p
yrotechnic type. The regulation
requires all recreational boats when used on coastal
waters
, which includes the Great Lakes
, territor
ial seas
and those waters directly connected to the Great Lak
es
and the territor
ial seas, up to a point where the w
aters are
less than two miles wide
, and the boats owned in the
United States when operating on the high seas
, to be
equipped with visual distress signal devices
.
Pyrotechnic and non-pyrotechnic equipment m
ust be U.S
.
Coast Guard approv
ed, in serviceab
le condition and
stow
ed in a readily accessible location. Equipment pro
vid-
ing a date for ser
viceable lif
e, m
ust be within the specified
usage date as shown.
PYROTECHNIC EQUIPMENT
Pyrotechnic U.S
. Coast Guard approv
ed visual distress
signals and associated equipment include:
•
Red flares, hand held or aer
ial
•
Orange smok
e, hand held or floating
•
Launchers for aer
ial red meteors or parachute flares
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