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BOATING SAFETY
All boaters are encouraged to ensure their vessels are in good working
condition and all required safety equipment is on board.
LOUISIANA REQUIRED BOATING EQUIPMENT
CHECKLIST
PERSONAL
WATERCRAFT
BOATS LESS
THAN 16
FEET
BOATS 16 FEET
TO LESS THAN
26 FEET
Registration on Board
3
3
3
Validation Decals Displayed
3
3
3
PFDs: Type I, II or III
3
3
3
PFDs: Type IV
3
Engine Cut Off Device
3
Type B Fire Extinguishers
3
3
3
Navigation Lights
3
3
Horn, Whistle or Bell
3
Daytime Visual Distress Signals
3
Nighttime Visual Distress
Signals
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3
Ventilation System
3
3
3
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3
3
1
2,3,4
2,4
6
6
7
7
7
5
5
8
8
1. dŚŽƐĞŽŶƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůǁĂƚĞƌĐƌĂŌ;WtͿŵƵƐƚǁĞĂƌĂh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚdLJƉĞ/͕//͕///Žƌs
ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŇŽƚĂƟŽŶĚĞǀŝĐĞ;W&ͿĂƚĂůůƟŵĞƐ͘
2. ŚŝůĚƌĞŶϭϲLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞĂŶĚLJŽƵŶŐĞƌŵƵƐƚǁĞĂƌĂh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚdLJƉĞ/͕//Žƌ///W&
ǁŚŝůĞƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJŽŶĂǀĞƐƐĞůůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϮϲĨĞĞƚůŽŶŐ͘ǁĞĂƌĂďůĞh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚdLJƉĞ/͕//
Žƌ///W&ŵƵƐƚďĞƌĞĂĚŝůLJĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽŶďŽĂƌĚ͘
3. ůůƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŽŶďŽĂƌĚĂŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϭϲĨĞĞƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞůůĞĚďLJĂŚĂŶĚ
ƟůůĞƌŽƵƚďŽĂƌĚŵŽƚŽƌĂƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽǁĞĂƌĂh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚdLJƉĞ/͕//͕///ŽƌsW&
ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘
ϰ͘ WĞƌƐŽŶƐĞŶŐĂŐĞĚŝŶǁĂƚĞƌƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐďƵƚŝƐŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĞƌƐŬŝŝŶŐ͕ďĞŝŶŐƚŽǁĞĚŽŶĂƚƵďĞ͕ǁĂŬĞďŽĂƌĚŝŶŐ͕ǁĂŬĞƐƵƌĮŶŐ͕ĞƚĐ͘ŵƵƐƚǁĞĂƌĂh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ
dLJƉĞ/͕//͕///ŽƌsW&͘ŶŝŶŇĂƚĂďůĞW&ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĞĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
ϱ͘ ŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϮϲĨĞĞƚǁŝƚŚĂŚĂŶĚƟůůĞƌŽƵƚďŽĂƌĚŵŽƚŽƌŝŶĞdžĐĞƐƐŽĨϭϬŚŽƌƐĞƉŽǁĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞŽƌŚĂǀŝŶŐĂŶĞŶŐŝŶĞĐƵƚͲŽīƐǁŝƚĐŚŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĞŶŐŝŶĞĐƵƚͲ
ŽīƐǁŝƚĐŚůŝŶŬĂƩĂĐŚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ͕ƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ͛ƐĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ͕ŽƌƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ͛ƐW&͕
ŝĨǁŽƌŶ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞŵŽƚŽƌŝƐƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞǀĞƐƐĞůŝƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘
ϲ͘ ĞƌƚĂŝŶŝƚĞŵƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŽWtƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞWtƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐƵŶƐĞƚĂŶĚƐƵŶƌŝƐĞ͘
ϳ͘ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŽŶĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƐ;ŽīƐŚŽƌĞ͕ƟĚĂůĐŽĂƐƚĂůĂƌĞĂƐͿ͘
ϴ͘ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƌŶĚƌŝǀĞƌƐŽŶůLJ͘
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BOATING SAFETY
All boaters are encouraged to ensure their vessels are in good working
condition and all required safety equipment is on board.
LOUISIANA REQUIRED BOATING EQUIPMENT
CHECKLIST
PERSONAL
WATERCRAFT
BOATS LESS
THAN 16
FEET
BOATS 16 FEET
TO LESS THAN
26 FEET
Registration on Board
3
3
3
Validation Decals Displayed
3
3
3
PFDs: Type I, II or III
3
3
3
PFDs: Type IV
3
Engine Cut Off Device
3
Type B Fire Extinguishers
3
3
3
Navigation Lights
3
3
Horn, Whistle or Bell
3
Daytime Visual Distress Signals
3
Nighttime Visual Distress
Signals
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3
Ventilation System
3
3
3
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3
3
1
2,3,4
2,4
6
6
7
7
7
5
5
8
8
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ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŇŽƚĂƟŽŶĚĞǀŝĐĞ;W&ͿĂƚĂůůƟŵĞƐ͘
2. ŚŝůĚƌĞŶϭϲLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞĂŶĚLJŽƵŶŐĞƌŵƵƐƚǁĞĂƌĂh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚdLJƉĞ/͕//Žƌ///W&
ǁŚŝůĞƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJŽŶĂǀĞƐƐĞůůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϮϲĨĞĞƚůŽŶŐ͘ǁĞĂƌĂďůĞh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚdLJƉĞ/͕//
Žƌ///W&ŵƵƐƚďĞƌĞĂĚŝůLJĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐŽŶďŽĂƌĚ͘
3. ůůƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŽŶďŽĂƌĚĂŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϭϲĨĞĞƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐďĞŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞůůĞĚďLJĂŚĂŶĚ
ƟůůĞƌŽƵƚďŽĂƌĚŵŽƚŽƌĂƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽǁĞĂƌĂh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚdLJƉĞ/͕//͕///ŽƌsW&
ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘
ϰ͘ WĞƌƐŽŶƐĞŶŐĂŐĞĚŝŶǁĂƚĞƌƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐďƵƚŝƐŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽǁĂƚĞƌƐŬŝŝŶŐ͕ďĞŝŶŐƚŽǁĞĚŽŶĂƚƵďĞ͕ǁĂŬĞďŽĂƌĚŝŶŐ͕ǁĂŬĞƐƵƌĮŶŐ͕ĞƚĐ͘ŵƵƐƚǁĞĂƌĂh^'ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ
dLJƉĞ/͕//͕///ŽƌsW&͘ŶŝŶŇĂƚĂďůĞW&ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĞĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
ϱ͘ ŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϮϲĨĞĞƚǁŝƚŚĂŚĂŶĚƟůůĞƌŽƵƚďŽĂƌĚŵŽƚŽƌŝŶĞdžĐĞƐƐŽĨϭϬŚŽƌƐĞƉŽǁĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞŽƌŚĂǀŝŶŐĂŶĞŶŐŝŶĞĐƵƚͲŽīƐǁŝƚĐŚŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĞŶŐŝŶĞĐƵƚͲ
ŽīƐǁŝƚĐŚůŝŶŬĂƩĂĐŚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ͕ƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ͛ƐĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ͕ŽƌƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ͛ƐW&͕
ŝĨǁŽƌŶ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞŵŽƚŽƌŝƐƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞǀĞƐƐĞůŝƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘
ϲ͘ ĞƌƚĂŝŶŝƚĞŵƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŽWtƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞWtƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐƵŶƐĞƚĂŶĚƐƵŶƌŝƐĞ͘
ϳ͘ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŽŶĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƐ;ŽīƐŚŽƌĞ͕ƟĚĂůĐŽĂƐƚĂůĂƌĞĂƐͿ͘
ϴ͘ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌŝŶďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƐƚĞƌŶĚƌŝǀĞƌƐŽŶůLJ͘
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