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Boating equipment checklist

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By Ray Grass
Deseret Morning News

Display of bow numbers
Display of registration decals
Registration card on board
Fire extinguisher
Spare propulsion
Bailing device
Horn
One PFD for each person on board
Type IV PFD
Proper navigation lights
Meets noise/muffler requirements
Adequate ventilation
Approved flame arrestor
Capacity plate displayed
Hull identification number
Liability insurance

ADDITIONAL / OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
Flashlight
First-aid kit
Boarding ladder
Tool kit
Extra rope
Anchor
Visual distress signals
Spare spark plugs
Spare bilge plugs
Spare propellers
Copy of the navigation rules
Additional PFDs
Spare bailing bucket
VHF marine band radio

BOATING TIPS
Wear your life jacket. Statistics show 75 percent of those who drowned in a boating accident would have lived had they worn their life jackets

Children 12 and under must wear a life jacket while the boat is in operation. However, it is recommended that everyone wear a life jacket

Keep 150 feet away from other boats, shore, water recreationists, fishermen. This rule also applies to personal watercraft (Jet Ski-type watercraft). A good rule of thumb: If you can read the bow numbers of another boat, you are too close.

Never drink and drive

Contact Utah State Parks for free information on Utah's boating laws and rules and a home boater education course

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