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KNOW BOATING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS

Oct. 1 2019 Miscellaneous By B.Cunningham

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MISSISSIPPI'S BOATING EQUIPMENT
 REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST



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WATERCRAFT
(PWC)		                                                        BOAT
LESS THAN
16 FT.		                                                        BOAT 16 FT.
TO LESS
THAN 26 FT.

Boating Education Certificate

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Certificate of number on board

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Validation decals displayed

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PFDs: Type I, II, III or V

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PFD: Type IV



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Ignition safety switch

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Type B-! fire extinguisher

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Backfire flame arrestor

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Ventilation system

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Muffler

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Horn, whistle or bell

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Daytime visual distress signals



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Nightime visual distress signals

7

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Navigation lights

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  1. Applicable if operator is born after June 30, 1980.
  2. Those on PWCs must wear a Type I, II or III PFD at all times.
  3. Those 12 years old and younger must wear a PFD at all times when underway in a vessel less than 26 feet in length.
  4. When boating on Mississippi marine waters south of the Interstate Highway 10 (I-10).
  5. Required on inboard and stern drives only.
  6. When boating on federally controlled waters.
  7. It is strongly recommended that PWCs are not operated after dark. However, if a PWC is operated at night, it has the same requirements for visual distress signals and navigation lights as a boat less than 16 feet long.