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  • Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats This is the recreational boater's rule book. Whether you are operating a rowboat, canoe, dingy, sailboat, motor launch, cabin cruiser, or personal water craft (jet ski), this book lists the federal requirements for all recreational boats. If you're not sure if your vessel requires a bell, or just a horn, or whether or not you are required to carry flares and/or smoke signals, this web site will advise you. It also gives many safety tips on the safe operation of a vessel. This is the latest version. All boaters are strongly urged to download a copy of this, until the print version is made readily vailable.
  • Safety Manual The Marine Safety Manual. Downloading this requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. You should automatically be linked to the software for downloading.
  • NAVRULES   Inland Navigation Rules. This is not a testing site, but a listing of the actual rules.
  • NAVRULES Information Here you will find information about Navigation Rules (International - Inland), COMDTINST M16672.2D, also known as the Rules of the Road or the Nav Rules
  • "Prevention Through People" Information about operating safely in and around water.
  • Vessel Traffic Management U.S.C.G. Office of Vessel Traffic Management.
  • U.S. C.G. International Ice Patrol Website of the International Ice Patrol.
  • Marine Safety U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety & Environmental Protection.
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