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"KNOW BEFORE YOU GO"
Print This Checklist and Take it With You
Float plan - let a friend know when you're leaving,
where you're going, when you expect to return, what to do if you don't,
and a description of your boat
Registration certificate or documentation
Personal Flotation Devices (wearable and throwable)
- cg approved, good condition, readily accessible, assigned and fitted
Fire Extinguishers - right number, size, and class
for boat; charged, not corroded, nozzle clear, bracketed, readily accessible
Visual Distress Signals - current dates on pyros, proper
number, batteries good if lights or epirb
Anchors and Line - adequate anchor for bottom, adequate
line for water depth
DeWatering device - bilge pump operable, alternative
bailing device available
Watch or clock - operable
Boarding ladder (or other means of boarding)
Heaving lines - at least 30 feet with monkey fist
Mooring lines - bow, stern, and spring lines, preferably
three-stranded nylon with an eye in one end and of adequate length for
your boat and mooring conditions
Bright flashlight or searchlight
Navigation lights - tested and operable, spare bulbs
Batteries - fully charged, encased in plastic boxes
or terminals covered, securely fastened down
Sound producing device - horn, whistle appropriate
for boat
Alternate propulsion - paddle or oar
Boat hook(s)
FCC license - if VHF radio, radar, epirb or other transmitter
aboard and you plan to enter a foreign country
Oil discharge and trash placards affixed - if required
by boat size
Bell - if required by boat size
First Aid Kit
Gauges - functional and reading properly
Ventilation - power ventilation operable (blower) and
natural ventilations cowls open and clear
Tools and spare parts
Depth sounder, lead line, or sounding pole
Compass
Copy of Colregs (NavRules) - if required by boat size
Spare propeller and lock nut
Sunscreen
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