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NYS Pleasure Boat Required Equipment Checklist
Sailboat +
NYS Pleasure Boat Required Equip�ent Checklist
PWC
Motorboat
Less then 16
feet
Boat Registration
Certificate
Validation
Sticker Display
Personal
Flotation Device
Type IV PFD
Fire Extinguisher,
Type B-1
Ignition Safety
Switch
Backfire Flame
Arrestor
Ventilation
Muffled Exhaust
Sound Signaling
Device
Daytime Visual
Distress Signals
Nighttime Visual
Distress Signals
Required
Required
Required
Required
Must Be Worn 1 per person
onboard*
Not Required
Not Required
Lanyard a�ached to
operator, if so
equipped
Required
Required
Required
Required
Required
No nigh��e
opera�on
Navigation Lights No nigh��e
opera�on
Anchor
Not Required
Not Required
Required, with
excep�ons�
Not Required
Gas inboard and I/O
engines
May be required
Required
Required
Not Required
Motorboat 16
feet to less
than 26 feet
Required
Required
1 per person
onboard*
Required
Required, with
excep�ons�
Not Required
Gas inboard and I/O
engines
May be required
Required
Required
Required
Rowboat,Canoe
Kayak, Stand Up
Paddleboard
Not Required
Not Required
1 per person
onboard*
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Required
Not Required
Required at night Required at night Not Required
Required at night &
Restricted visibility
Required
Required at night &
Restricted visibility
Required
Required at night &
Restricted visibility
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
1 per person
onboard*
Required � 16 �.
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Required
Required � 16 �,
with excep�on¥
Required at night
Required at night &
Restricted visibility
Not Required
* ��� �ust be worn between Nove�ber 1st and May 1st on any pleasure boat under 21 feet, including sailboats, canoes and
kayaks
��� �ust be worn by anyone under 12 years of age, unless in an enclosed cabin, if onboard a ��torboat under 65 feet or any
other pleasure boat including sailboats, canoes, and kayaks.
��� �ust be worn by anyone who is being towed by a pleasure boat
� Motorboats less than 26 feet in length are required to carry one type B-1 USCG approved �re ex�nguisher unless they are of
open con��ru��on and powered by outboard �otor�. Motorboats with a ��ed �re ex�nguishing syste� are required to carry
one less type B-1 �re ex�nguisher.
Motorboats which use fuel having a �ash point of 110°F or less, which includes gasoline, are required to have at least two
ve���ators unless the bilges under the engine and fuel tank are exposed to the natural at�osphere.
+ Requirements apply to sailboats using wind power. When using mechanical power, requirements for motorboats apply.
¥ Open sailboats less than 26 feet in length not equipped with �echanical power are not required to carry day��e
visual di��re��.
For vessels over 26 feet in length refer to the US Coast Guard publication " A Boater's Guide to
the Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats and Safety Tips at https://www.uscgboating.
org/images/420.PDF
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