SAFETY-4
Fire prevention is something that you
as the yacht owner are responsible for.
Too much
fi
re prevention is not possible.
This is an area that is unfortunately often
overlooked by boat owners. However,
as long as this area is an important part
of your boating safety preparation, you
can help to make your journeys safer
for not only for you, but your crew and
family as well.
VISUAL DISTRESS
SIGNAL DEVICES
The United States Coast Guard requires
all boats operating on the coastal waters of
the United States to maintain visual distress
signal equipment (
fl
ares) on board. Coastal
waters are de
fi
ned as all waters, except
rivers, streams and inland lakes. The Great
Lakes and any river mouth greater than
two (2) miles wide are considered coastal
waters. All boats owned in the United States
and operating on the high seas are required
to carry visual distress signal equipment on
board.
All visual distress signal devices are required
to be maintained in serviceable condition
and stowed in a readily accessible location.
Equipment displaying a useful service life
date must be within the speci
fi
ed usage date
shown. Both pyrotechnic and non-pyrotech-
nic equipment must be United States Coast
Guard approved.
Pyrotechnic
visual distress signal devices
and their associated equipment include the
following:
Red Flares - Hand held or aerial.
Orange Smoke - Hand held or
fl
oating.
Launchers for aerial red meteors
or parachute
fl
ares.
Non-pyrotechnic
visual distress signal
devices include the following:
Orange Distress Flag.
Dye Markers.
Electric Flashing Distress Light.
No single visual distress signal device is per-
fect for all conditions or purposes. Silverton
recommends carrying various types of de-
vices as described above. Careful selection
and the proper stowage of visual distress
signal equipment is extremely important. If
young children are frequently aboard, you
should select devices with packaging which
children, but not adults, will
fi
nd dif
fi
cult to
open.
Sound Signaling Devices
The United States Coast Guard requires all
boats over 16 feet in length to have a device
that is capable of producing a sound signal
when conditions require. Boats greater
than 26 feet and less than 39 feet 4 inches,
must have a sound signaling device that
is capable of producing a four (4) second
blast, which can be heard at least one-half
mile away. The device may be either hand
held or power operated. Boats greater than
39 feet 4 inches must have in addition to
the above sound signaling device, a whistle
and a bell, which must meet or exceed the
requirements of the Inland Navigational
Rules Act of 1980.
Refer to the United States Coast Guard
publication
“Navigational Rules, Interna-
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