The Coast Guard sets minimum
standards for recreational boats and associated safety equipment. To meet
these standards some of the equipment must be Coast Guard approved. "Coast
Guard Approved Equipment" meets Coast Guard specifications and regulations
for performance, construction or materials.
| 1. one Canadian-approved personal flotation
device or lifejacket of appropriate size for each person on board |
Personal
Protection Equipment
Personal Flotation Device
|
(a) One Type
I, II, III, or V wearable PFD for each person on board. (must be
USCG approved) |
| 2. one buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length |
Personal
Protection Equipment
Buoyant Heaving Line
|
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| 3. one approved lifebuoy with an outside diameter of
610 mm or 762 mm that is attached to a buoyant line of not less than
15 m in lengt |
Personal
Protection Equipment
Lifebuoy
|
(b) In addition to paragraph (a)above , must carry One Type IV (throwable)
PFD. |
| 4. a reboarding device if the freeboard of the vessel
is greater than 0.5 m |
Personal
Protection Equipment
Reboarding Device
|
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| 5. an anchor with not less than 30 m of cable, rope
or chain in any combinatio |
Boat
safety equipment
anchor
|
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| 6. one bailer |
Boat
safety equipment
bailer |
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| 7. one manual water pump fitted with or accompanied
by sufficient hose to enable a person using the pump to pump water
from the bilge of the vessel over the side of the vessel |
Boat
safety equipment
manual
water pump |
|
| 8. one Class 10BC fire extinguisher, if the pleasure
craft is a powerdriven vessel, plus another class 10BC fire extinguisher
if the pleasure craft is equipped with a fuelburning cooking, heating
or refrigerating appliance |
Boat
safety equipment
fire extinguisher |
(a) One B-I (when enclosed compartment)
(b) One B-II or Two B-I. Note: fixed system equals One B-I |
9. a watertight flashlight |
Distress
equipment
flashlight
|
see signalling |
| 10. 12*
Canadian approved flares of Type A, B, C or D, not more than 6 of
which are of Type D
exempt from carrying pyrotechnic distress signals if:
operating in a river, canal or lake in which it can at no time be
more than one mile from shore; OR
engaged in an official competition or in final preparation for an
official competition and has no sleeping arrangements. |
Distress
equipment
signalling
|
(b) One orange distress flag and One electric distress light - or
-Three hand-held or floating orange smoke signals and One electric
distress light - or - Three combination (day/night) red flares: hand-held,
meteor or parachute type. |
11. a sound-signalling device or a sound-signalling
appliance
|
Navigation
equipment
sound-signalling device
|
(a) A vessel 39.4 ft must, at a minimum, have some means of making
an "efficient" sound signal - (i.e. handheld air horn, athletic
whistle - Human voice/ sound not acceptable). |
| 12. navigation lights that meet the applicable standards
set out in the Collision Regulations |
Navigation
equipment
navigation
lights |
Required to be displayed from sunset to sunrise and in or near areas
of reduced visibility. |
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Ventilation |
(a) All vessels built after 25 April 1940 that use gasoline as their
fuel with enclosed engine and /or fuel tank compartments must have
natural ventilation (at least two ducts fitted with cowls).
(b) In addition to paragraph (a), a vessel built after 31 July 1980
must have rated power exhaust blower. |
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Marine Sanitation Device |
If installed toilet: Vessel must have an operable MSD TypeI, II,
or III. |
