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General Requirements
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All vessels except for those listed below, are required to
have installed a suitable magnetic compass designed for
marine use, mounted at the primary operating station.
A suitable compass is one which is correctly adjusted for
deviation, has a deviation table. The deviation table
should be updated at least every 5 years.
Except on a vessel limited to daylight operations, the
compass must be illuminated.
The following vessels need NOT be fitted with a compass:
• Vessels in river service
• Non-self propelled vessels
• Vessels operating in protected waters with
short restricted routes
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Radars
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46 CFR 184.404
General
Requirements
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A vessel must be fitted with a FCC type accepted general
marine radar system for surface navigation with a radar
screen mounted at the primary operating station if all of
the following apply:
• The vessel is self propelled;
• The vessel has an oceans, coastwise, or limited
coastwise route and
• The vessel carries more than 49 passengers.
The radar and its installation must be suitable for the
intended speed and route of the vessel.
A ferry is required to have a radar, if it carries more
than 49 passenger and operates greater than 1 mile from
shore.
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Electronic Position Fixing Device
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46 CFR 184.410
General
Requirements
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All vessels on an oceans route are required to be equipped
with an electronic position fixing device such as a Loran
or GPS, capable of providing an accurate fix for the area
in which the vessel operates.
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Radios
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46 CFR 184.502
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General Requirements
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Radiotelephones are required to be installed as listed below:
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If
vessel route is:
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Then vessel is required:
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Less than 1,000 feet from shore
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Nothing
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1000' to 20 nautical miles from shore
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VHF-FM
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Greater than 20
nautical miles from shore
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VHF-FM and Single Side Band
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The installation of all radiotelephones shall be in
accordance with Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
regulations.
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Licenses
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The vessel master must hold a 2nd or 3rd class FCC
Operators License if the vessel has a radiotelephone.
The vessel must be issued an
FCC Station License
for any of the following if installed on the vessel.
• Radiotelephones
• Radars
• EPIRBS
The vessel must also have on board a valid Safety
Radio Telephony Certificate which is issued by the
FCC to prove proper installation of the radio
transmitting equipment.
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Emergency Broadcast Placard
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A durable placard must be posted next to all radiotelephone
installations with emergency broadcast instructions and
information specific to the individual vessel.
Specific instructions for the wording of the Emergency
Broadcast Placard can be found in 46 CFR 184.510.
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Sound Signals
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Navigation Rules (Comdtinst M16672.2B) - Rules
32 & 33
General Requirements
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Vessels 12 meters (39.4 feet) in length and over shall be
provided with a whistle and a bell.(International Rules)
Vessels 12 meters (39.4 feet) in length and over shall be
equipped with a whistle.
Vessel over 20 meters shall
be equipped with a whistle and a bell.
A vessel over 100 meters shall be equipped with
a whistle , bell and gong.(International Rules)
Inland
Vessels 12 meters (39.4 feet) in length and over shall be
equipped with a whistle and a bell.
A vessel over 100 meters shall be equipped with
a whistle , bell and gong.
Vessels less than 12 meters are not required to have a whistle
or bell but if not carried, the vessel shall be provided with some other
means of making an efficient sound signal.
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Whistle
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The whistle shall be capable of being operated from the
vessel's control station and make a sound as listed in
the table below.
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Length of Vessel
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Fundamental Frequency Range (Hz)
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Audibility Range
(Nautical Miles)
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Meters
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Feet
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12 m or more but less than 20 m
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39.4' or more but less than 65.6'
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250-525
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.5
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20 m or more but less than 75 m
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65.6' or more but less than 246.1'
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250-525
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1.0
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75 m or more but less than 200 m
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246.1' or more
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130-350
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1.5
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Bell
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The bell shall be made of corrosion resistant material and
designed to give a clear tone. Use the chart below to
determine the minimum size required.
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Length of Vessel
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Diameter of Bell Mouth Shall be Less Than
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Meters
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Feet
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12m or more but less than 20 m
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39.4' or more but less than 65.6'
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200 mm or 7.9"
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20m or more
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65.6' or more
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300 mm or 11.8"
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Where practicable, a power driven bell striker is recommended
to ensure constant force, but manual operation is also
acceptable.
The mass of the striker shall be not less than 3 percent of the mass of
the bell.
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Required Charts and Publications
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46 CFR 184.420
General
Requirements
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Each vessel is required to have on board the following as is
appropriate for the vessels route:
• Charts of large enough scale to make safe
navigation possible
• U.S Coast pilot or similar publication
• Coast Guard light list
• Notices to mariners
• Tide tables
• Current tables or a river current publication
issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or river
authority.
Extracts from the publications may provided instead of
the complete publication.
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Internal Communication Systems
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46 CFR 184.602 - 184.610
Pilot House/ Machinery Space
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A vessel equipped with pilot house control must be equipped
with a fixed two way communication system between the
operating station to the location where the means of
controlling the propulsion machinery is located. (This
is to provide communication to manually control the
propulsion machinery should the normal control system
fail).
If the vessel is equipped with an auxiliary means of
steering, it must also have a fixed two way communication
system.
A fixed two way communication system is not required
when:
• The vessel has two screws
• The locations listed above are sufficiently close
together that direct voice communications is possible to
the satisfaction of the OCMI.
The OCMI may accept hand held portable radios.
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Public Address System
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Each of the following vessels is require to have a fixed
public address system operable from the operating station
capable of being heard in all passenger and crew
locations.
• A vessel greater than 65 feet in length.
• A vessel with more than one passenger deck.
• A vessel with overnight accommodations.
Vessels < 65 feet may use a bull horn if
audible throughout the accommodation spaces during normal
operating conditions to the satisfaction of the OCMI..
Vessels carry < 49 passengers are not required
a public address system if a public announcement made
from the operating station without amplification can be
heard throughout the accommodation spaces to the
satisfaction of the OCMI.
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Propulsion Engine Control Systems
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46 CFR 184.620
General Requirements
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A vessel must have two independent means of controlling
each propulsion engine. Control must be provided for the
engine speed, direction of shaft rotation, and engine
shutdown.
One means may be the ability to readily disconnect the
remote engine control linkage to permit local operation
at the engine. Communication must be provided between the
engine and the control station as determined by the OCMI.
A multiple engine vessel with independent remote
propulsion controls need not have a second means of
controlling each engine.
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Engine Shutdown
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In addition as required above, a vessel must have a reliable
means of shutting down a propulsion engine from the
operating station, which is independent of the engine's
speed control.
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Loss of Power to the Control System
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A propulsion engine control system, including pilot house
control, must be designed so that a loss of power to the
control system does not result in an increase in shaft
speed or propeller pitch.
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