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ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
Equipment required by law is only part of that needed for safe and comfortable operation. Imagine being out in a small boat without basic necessities such as oars, paddles, anchor, bailer, compass and charts. Yet none of these is required by law. Following are checklists of equipment in addition to that which you MUST HAVE that you may want to consider. Select those items that suite your particular boat and operating area.
Personal Watercraft | |
NEED TO HAVE | NICE TO HAVE |
Goggles | |
Foot ware | |
Towline | |
Gloves | |
Sunscreen | |
Small Boats | |
NEED TO HAVE | NICE TO HAVE |
Anchor and rode | Spare anchor |
Bilge pump (if applicable) | Boathook |
Charts and plotting tools | Fenders |
First aid kit and manual | Hailer or VHF Radio |
Spare parts, e.g. sheer pins | Sunglasses |
Water for emergencies | Motor oil, grease |
Bailer/Bucket | Transmission fluid |
Compass | Towline |
Docking lines | Binoculars |
Oars or paddles | Depth Sounder |
Tools | Spare propeller |
Sunscreen | |
Large Boats | |
NEED TO HAVE | NICE TO HAVE |
Anchor and rode | Clothing, extra |
Bilge pump automatic | Hand bearing compass |
Bilge pump high volume manual | Light list |
Bucket, fire fighting/bailing | Motor oil, grease |
Charts and plotting tools | Transmission fluid |
Compass | Spare sails |
Fenders | Signaling mirror |
First aid kit and manual | Sunscreen |
Food and water for emergencies | Towline |
Spare parts and batteries | Emergency tiller |
Spotlight | Heaving line |
Tools | Spare propeller |
Spare anchor | Sea anchor |
Binoculars | Sunglasses |
Boathook | Swim ladder |
Docking lines | |
Flashlight | |
Radar reflector | |
Tide tables | |
VHF Radio | |
Operating Offshore | |
NEED TO HAVE | NICE TO HAVE |
GPS | |
Satellite EPIRB | |
Immersion suites in colder water | |
Inflatable life raft |