Required Safety Equipment Flashcards
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Which class of fire extinguisher is required on a motorboat less than 26 feet long with no fixed system?
Answer: Class B-I
Motorboats under 26 feet require at least one B-I Coast Guard-approved fire extinguisher if no fixed extinguishing system is present.
What does a Type IV PFD refer to?
Answer: A throwable device such as a ring buoy or cushion
Type IV PFDs are throwable devices—ring buoys or buoyant cushions—designed to be thrown to a person in the water.
When must a vessel's navigation lights be displayed?
Answer: From sunset to sunrise and in restricted visibility
Federal law requires navigation lights from sunset to sunrise and during any period of restricted visibility.
Which signal is used by a vessel aground in restricted visibility?
Answer: Three strokes of the bell followed by rapid ringing then three more strokes
A vessel aground sounds three distinct bell strokes, rapid bell ringing, then three more distinct bell strokes at intervals not exceeding one minute.
What is the minimum sound-producing device required on a vessel under 39.4 feet (12 meters)?
Answer: Any sound-producing device audible for at least half a mile
Vessels under 12 meters must carry some means of making an efficient sound signal audible for at least half a mile.
A boat 26 to 40 feet long operating at night must display which lights?
Answer: Red and green sidelights plus a white masthead and stern light
Motorboats 26–40 feet must show red (port) and green (starboard) sidelights, a white masthead light, and a white stern light.
Which condition requires a vessel to carry an anchor on board?
Answer: No federal law mandates an anchor
Federal law does not specifically require recreational vessels to carry an anchor, though it is strongly recommended as good seamanship.