[ve-l] Inland Bell Requirement

[Ed Lott-Yachts of Hawaii-U.S. C.G. Aux,Dist.14]

Aloha all !!!

Doesn't Line 14 of the VE form require vessels in a given state to conform
to state requirements as well as federal requirements? If a vessel does not
meet the requirements for its state it may not receive a decal. This goes
for states which require a bell for vessels of whatever length. In Hawaii,
any vessel capable of going 1 mile offshore MUST have an EPIRB or  VHF
radio. Not having one or the other is a violation of state law and a decal
may not be awarded. An anchor bill will go before the legislature next
January. Maybe Line 14 should be elaborated upon but it is quite clear.

Edson S. Lott
DSO-Marine Safety, 14th.Dist USCG Aux.
VSC Chairman, Honolulu Power Squadron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Shaver" <keshaver@olympus.net>
To: "Robert Miller" <boatsafe@comcast.net>; <hleahy142@adelphia.net>; "'USPS
VE Mailing List'" <ve-l@usps.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:05 PM
Subject: RE: [ve-l] Inland Bell Requirement


> Bob so where does that put WA.State?
>
>
> At 05:22 PM 4/12/2006, Robert Miller wrote:
> >All VEs,
> >
> >One caution to all VEs about what Hal has correctly stated. Many states
have
> >incorporated the bell requirement into their own regulations at the 12
meter
> >length. This requirement by states is not over ridden by any of the
> >International or Federal changes unless the state also makes the change.
VEs
> >need to be knowledgeable of their state regulations.
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: ve-l-admin@usps.org [mailto:ve-l-admin@usps.org] On Behalf Of
> >hleahy142@adelphia.net
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 5:00 PM
> >To: USPS VE Mailing List
> >Subject: [ve-l] Inland Bell Requirement
> >
> >The USCG Auxiliary VE Department has published For Safety's Sake Vol II
No.
> >6. That is the departmental newsletter. On page 5 is an article
"Clarifying
> >The Bell Requirement:".
> >
> >*** start copy
> >
> >In response to a question regarding the need for a vessel more
> >than 12 meters in length to carry a bell, W. Vann Burgess, PCB-2
> >writes;
> >
> >"While this person is technically correct in that Rule 33(a) of the
> >Inland Rules still states '... and a bell...' for vessels more than 12
> >meters in length, the Rule is a moot point as a result of Rule 1(b)(ii)
that
> >states 'All vessels complying with the construction and equipment
> >requirements of the International Regulations are considered to be in
> >compliance with these Rules (Inland).'
> >
> >As a result of the change to Rule 33(a) of the COLREGS, and the impact of
> >Rule 1(b)(ii) of the Inland Rules, the Coast Guard (the governing body of
> >the Inland Rules) has decided that a vessel less than 20 meters in length
is
> >no longer required to carry a bell on board, and no enforcement action
will
> >be taken against a vessel less than 20 meters in length for requirements
> >relating to the carriage of a bell. The reason Rule 33 (a) of the Inland
> >Rules has not been changed to reflect this position is due to the fact
the
> >Inland Rules are written into law (United States Code) and not regulation
> >(Code of Federal Regulations), thereby a change has required an action by
> >the Congress of the United States and not a simple regulatory change.
Just
> >recently the Coast Guard has been given authority by Congress to put the
> >Inland Rules into the Code of Federal Regulations and is in the early
stages
> >of a regulatory project.
> >
> >The bottom-line, a bell is no longer required on a vessel less than 20
> >meters in length. That of course means a bell is not required for those
same
> >vessels for successful completion of a VSC."
> >
> >*** end copy
> >
> >Page 4 contains an article on doing Rental Boat Safety Checks.
> >
> >Hal Leahy
> >Palm Beach S&PS
> >
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