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Chart Of US Federal Regulations
For Canadian,
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/
tp-tp1332-menu-521.htm
For European go to
Ike's List or the Recreational Craft Directive.
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/maritime/
recreational-crafts/index_en.htm
US Federal Regulations for boat builders. Start here.
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1. Read The Business of Boatbuilding and Legal Stuff 2. USCG Certified? How do I get my boats certified? 3. View the USCG video So You Want To Be A
Boatbuilder? at the right. You can also download it. It
is an .swf file and runs in Adobe Flash Player
This file is virus free however, you should run a virus scan when
you download files. It is available in mov
format. This may be copied and
distributed free, but not be sold. Link
to the current
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So You Want To be A Boatbuilder? Courtesy the US Coast Guard See the US Coast Guard's Safety Afloat Website http://www.safeafloat.com/ More Boat Building Videos At; https://newboatbuilders.com/mobile/ videos.html |
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4. Call the U S Coast Guard and request a For general inquiries call 202-372-1077 Or write to:
Commandant
5. Look up the Boatbuilder's Handbook at
http://www.uscgboating.org/regulations/boat_ 6. Look at the left column of the chart below for the type of boat you are building. Move across to see which regulations apply. Click on Yes to read about the regulation. Click on the pontoon boat, sailboat, inflatable, or canoe for information on this type of boat. |
| Boat Type |
HUll ID # |
Labels |
Safe Horse power |
Safe Loading |
Flotation |
Fuel Systems |
Elect-rical Systems |
Ventil-ation | Recalls | Nav Lights |
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Yes | Yes | No for 2 HP or less | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes if gas I/B | No | No | No | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes | Yes |
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Yes |
Yes if gas I/B |
No | No | No | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Yes |
Yes if gas I/B |
No | No | No | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes if Gas I/B | Yes | Yes |
Regulations Not In the Chart Above:
Start-In-Gear Protection: outboard motors with greater than 115 lb. of thrust. (Over 2 HP = 1.5 KW)
Engine Cut Off Switch/Kill Switch, Less Than 26 Ft, Propulsion Machinery capable of more than 115 lb thrust (approx 3 HP) includes outboards, inboards, sterndrives and jet boats.
EPA - Evaporative Emissions for boat fuel systems
EPA - Exhaust Emissions for Boats.
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