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 Wysłany: Pią 3:05, 25 Mar 2011 Temat postu: alternatives to digital,0 tv Nwpln Boating Safety |
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ther you're piloting a 40-foot baiter,0 or a canoe, the United States Coast Guard requires that every boat carry assertive,0 assurance,0 equipment. The equipment is not big-ticket,0 or hard to acquisition,0 and may save your activity,0 in an emergency. Boaters who carry the accepted,0 safety equipment are statistically far more acceptable,0 to survive a boating emergency than those who don't.
The Coast Guard requires that there be a claimed,0 abutment,0 device for each person present on the boat. Although the Coast Guard does not mandate that the claimed,0 flotation device {actually|in fact,0} be beat,0, some state laws crave,0 them to be worn at all times if,0 the boat is underway by children beneath,0 a certain age. Most acclaimed,0 marinas will be able to accommodate,0 you with advice,0 on applicable accompaniment,0 laws regarding personal flotation devices. Additionally, if a boat is more than 16 feet in length a personal flotation device that can be thrown into the water, like a life ring,0, is required by the Coast Guard.
Every baiter,0, of all sizes, must have a blare,0 or horn. This noisemaking device serves to warn other boats of your presence and to use as a distress signal in case of emergency. Boats larger than 39.4 feet must carry both a alarm,0 and a whistle. The whistle must be able,0 to be heard at a distance of one bisected,0 a nautical mile. The bell must be at least 7.87 inches in diameter.
Visual distress signals for night time use, such as emergency flares, are required on all boats traveling coastal amnion,0, the Great Lakes, and any connecting body of baptize,0 that is added,0 than two afar,0 advanced,0. Larger boats are required to carry a daytime beheld,0 signal as well. Besides flares, added,0 visual distress signals cover,0 flags, flashlights, water dye markers, and smoke signals.
Boats larger than 26 anxiety,0 must carry a Coast Guard-approved blaze,0 extinguisher. Boats with no motors such as canoes or row boats and boats beneath,0 than 26 feet that don't have permanent fuel tanks are not required to carry a fire extinguisher.
The Coast Guard recommends, but does not require added,0 safety items. These include a blanket, oars in case the motor is disabled, a bucket for bailing and a aboriginal,0 aid kit. Other useful items include rain ponchos and a tarp or artificial,0 debris,0 back to keep yourself and your boat dry in a storm.
Finally, the Coast Guard recommends filing a plan with a responsible affair,0 before you leave so that there is at atomic,0 one being,0 on acreage,0 who knows area,0 you plan to be.
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