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Teak Surfing
Illegal in Oregon
It is illegal to
allow any
person(s) to ride
on any portion of
the boat aft of the
transom (includ-
ing a step, ladder,
platform, or deck)
while underway.
Natural ventilation consists of at least two ventilation b. U.S. Coast Guard inspected vessels carrying more
ducts fitted with cowls or their equivalent. At least one than six passengers.
exhaust duct extending to the lower portion of the bilge
and at least one intake (supply) duct extending to a point c. Towboats more than 25 feet (7.8 meters) in length.
midway to the bilge or at least below the level of the d. Vessels more than 100 tons certified to carry at least
carburetor air intake is required.
one passenger.
Boats built after July 31, 1980 are required to have e. Cargo ships over 300 tons.
powered ventilation (exhaust blower) for engine 4. Any vessel, including a recreational vessel, on an
compartments that are not open to the atmosphere. Such international voyage.
boats are required to display a warning label such as this:
Radio Listening Watch
“Warning -gasoline vapors can explode. Before starting
engine operate blower for four minutes and check engine If you’re not required to carry a marine radio (e.g.
compartment bilge for gasoline vapors. Gas vapors recreational vessels less than 20 meters in length), but choose
contained in an enclosed space make a boat a potential bomb to voluntarily, maintain a watch on channel 16 (156.800
waiting to go off!” MHz) whenever the radio is operating and not being used to
NOTE: Check the galley! Butane and propane are even communicate. Such vessels may alternatively maintain a watch
more dangerous than gasoline. Heavier than air, they flow on VHF channel 9 (156.450 MHz), the“boater-calling”channel.
rapidly into the lower part of the boat and are extremely
difficult to remove. If you cook with a liquid petroleum gas Emergency Assistance
such as propane or butane, be sure the fuel tank enclosure Protocol-Channel 16
is properly ventilated.
• Speak clearly and transmit “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday… this
Carrying a Radio is (boat name/OR number), (boat name/OR number), (boat
name/OR number).”
The FCC does not require operators of recreational
vessels to carry a radio or to have an individual license to • Report your location latitude and longitude if known; or we
operate VHF marine radios (with or without digital selective are 3 miles west of Tongue Point; “or, last seen reference
calling capability), EPIRBs, or any type of radar. Operators point (buoy, landmark, etc.).”
must however follow the procedures and courtesies that are
required of licensed operators specified in FCC rules. You • Report the nature of your emergency (swamping, on board
may use the name or registration number to identify your fire, collision, etc.).
vessel.
• Report the number of people on board including yourself.
Vessels required to be licensed: • Wait for a response for 10 seconds, and if there is none,
1. Vessels that use MF/HF single-sided band radio, satellite
repeat the message protocol.
communications or telegraphy. Be prepared to give the following information:
2. Power driven vessels over 65.6 feet (20 meters) in length.
3. Vessels used for commercial purposes including: • Describe the boat and its seaworthiness (“Boat is a 30 foot
white cabin cruiser with a blue canopy. Engine has stopped
a. Vessels documented for commercial use, including due to flooding and boat is in danger of sinking.”)
commercial fishing vessels.
• Condition of any injured persons.
• What assistance is needed (“Need to have people removed
from the boat, and we need a pump and tow.”)
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