GENERAL INFORMATION
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Do not overload your boat. Most boats are rated and certified for
maximum load (weight) capacities (refer to your boat capacity
plate). If in doubt, contact your dealer or boat manufacturer.
Perform safety checks and required maintenance. Follow a regular
schedule and ensure that all repairs are properly made.
Check safety equipment on-board.
Here are suggestions of the
types of safety equipment to carry when boating:
Approved fire extinguisher
Paddle or oar
Signal devices: flashlight, rockets or flares, flag and whistle or
horn
Spare propeller, thrust hubs and an appropriate wrench
Tools for necessary minor repairs
First aid kit and book
Anchor and extra anchor line
Water‑proof storage containers
Manual bilge pump and extra drain plugs
Compass and map or chart
Spare operating equipment; batteries, bulbs, fuses, etc.
VHF radio for making distress calls and receiving weather
reports, and a transistor radio
Drinking water
Know signs of weather change and avoid foul weather and
rough-sea boating.
Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to
return.
Know and obey all nautical rules and laws of the waterways. Boat
operators should complete a boating safety course. Courses are
offered in the U.S.A. by:
1. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
2. The Power Squadron
3. The Red Cross
4. Your state boating law enforcement agency
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