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DAY USE ONLY
Three orange smoke signals (one hand
held and two floating) or one orange flag
with black square and disk
NIGHT USE ONLY
One S-O-S electric distress light
DAY AND NIGHT USE
Three flares of the hand held, meteor or
parachute type
Sound Signaling Devices
NOTE: No single signaling device is
appropriate for all purposes. Consider
keeping various types of equipment
on board.
Boats less than 7.9 m (26 ft) in length
are required to carry a hand, mouth,
or power operated horn or whistle. It
must produce a blast of two second
duration and audible at a distance of at
least 800 m (1/2 mi).
Following are standard whistle signals:
– one prolonged blast (warning sig-
nal)
– one short blast (pass on my port
side)
– two short blasts (pass on my star-
board side)
– three short blasts (engines in re-
verse)
– five or more blasts (danger signal).
Navigation Lights
Navigation lights are intended to keep
other vessels informed of your pres-
ence and course. If you are out on
the water between sunset and sun-
rise, you are required to display appro-
priate navigation lights.
Additional Recommended
Equipment
It is recommended that you acquire
additional equipment for safe, enjoy-
able cruising. This list, which is not
all inclusive, includes items you should
consider acquiring.
Basic Gear
– flashlight
– mooring lines
– compass
– oar or paddle
– distress signals
– first aid kit
– dock fenders
– VHF radio
– EPIRB (Electronic Position Indicat-
ing Radio Beacon)
– boat hook
– extra warm clothing
– charts
– sunblock
– tow line
– second anchor and line
– dewatering device (pump or bailer)
– emergency supply of drinking water
and food.
Tools
– spark plug wrench
– hammer
– screwdrivers
– jackknife
– pliers
– electrician's tape
– adjustable wrench
– lubricating oil
– duct tape.
For additional tools, see your dealer.
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