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MASSACHUSETTS BOATING & YACHT CLUBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSOCIATION, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Safe Boating Information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free Workshop Series  • • • ADDITIONAL SESSIONS • • • Diesel and Outboards Sponsored by Points East Magazine, Cape Yachts and South Wharf Yacht Yard Saturdays: April 4 and April 18, 2009 |
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| Boat Wise Professional boating instructions for everyone on the water. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Power Squadron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For a copy of Tidal Heights and Depths click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For a copy of Distance of Visibility click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For a copy of Morse Code click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For a copy of Marine Emergency and Distress Calls click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For a copy of Barometer rise and fall click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For a copy of Radio Information click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Some Minimal Safety Equipment
and Requirements |
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| Visual Distress signals (all with approval number) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <16' By Night: 1 electric SOS flashlight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16' - 65' by Day only: 1 orange flag; 3 floating or hand-held orange smoke signals (not required on no-power sailboats less than 26', or rowboats, or while racing; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Day and Night: 3 hand-held, or 3 pistol, or 3 hand-held rocket, or pyrotechnic red flares. (all suitable for day use also.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal Flotation Devices (approved) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <16' - one type I, II, III per person | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16' - 65' - one type I, II, III per person and one type IV per boat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventilator ducts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At least 2 ventilator ducts fitted with cowls or their equivalent to ventilate efficiently the bilges of every engine and fuel tank compartment of boats built or decked-over after April 25, 1940 and using gasoline or other fuel with a flash point less than 110°F. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lengths Bells Whistles and Horns: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <16' None required, but must have some means of making an efficent sound sign. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16' - 65' Mouth, hand or Power Whistle audible at least 1/2 mile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26' - 29' Hand or Power Whistle audible at least 1 mile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <39' 1 Bell, Power Whistle audible at least 1 mile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <328' Bell, Power Whistle, and Gong. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N.E. Maritime U.S. Coast Guard approved Courses for boating safety | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 day Boating Safety and Launch Tender Courses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 day plotting course | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain's Courses Fall ~ Winter ~ Spring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Courses held at Hyannis and Marina Bay, Quincy (hold a course at your facility) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For information call: 508-790-3400 www.nemaritime.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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