SPV & UPV CHECKLIST

Verbal announcements, instructive placards or both. *

Hull Identification Number (HIN) [Vessel constructed after 1 AUG 84]. *

Certification [vessels less than 20 feet]: Safe Loading. Safe powering. Level flotation. *

Certification [inboard gasoline power]: Fuel and electrical systems. *

Ventilation [all vessels using gasoline as fuel].46 CFR 25.40 or 33 CFR 183.601 *

Coast Guard/UL/SAE Approved backfire flame arrester on all gasoline engines (except outboards).*

Cooking, heating and lighting systems must be approved. 46 CFR 25.45. *

Start in gear protection. [Outboards after 1 AUG 82]. 33 CFR 183.701. *

U.S. Coast Guard Approved Type I or Type V PFD [Type V must be worn]. *

One readily available device, of suitable size, for each person on board. *

Each Type I or V device equipped with retroreflective material. *

Each Type I or V device equipped with Approved PFD light [except vessels on inland routes]. *

At least one U.S. Coast Guard Approved Ring Buoy, immediately available, 20, 24 or 30 inches in diameter. *

All devices to be in serviceable condition. *

Correct number/type, Coast Guard or UL Approved for marine use, in proper bracket. *

Accessible and serviceable. *

Some Dry Chemical types, serviced every 6 months. *

Correct number of Coast Guard Approved VDS. 3 day/3 night; Mayday flag/SOS light *

Readily available. *

Correct lights for operation: underway, anchored, fishing. *

Correct dayshapes for operation: anchoring. *

Whistle (horn) and bell. *

Copy of Inland Rules, if operating on Inland Waters [vessels over 39.4 feet]. *

Oil Pollution Placard [vessel 26 feet and over]. *

Means to retain oily bilge slops on board. *

Oil transfer procedures [vessel with of 10,500 gallons capacity for petroleum products]. *

Garbage Placard [vessel over 26 feet]. *

Waste Management Plan [vessel over 40 feet, with galley and berthing]. *

If equipped with installed head, approved and operational MSD. *

If holding tank (Type III MSD), proper operation, venting, overboard discharge valve closed inside 3 miles. *

Vessels carrying 6 or less passengers are no longer required to obtain a ‘Ship Radio Station License.’ *

Vessels over 65.5 feet (20 meters) are required to be equipped with a VHF-FM radiotelephone. *

Vessels certified by U.S. Coast Guard to carry more than 6 passengers for hire in the open sea or tidewaters of the U.S. are
required to have an FCC ‘Ship Radio Station License’ if equipped with Radio, Radar, EPIRB. *

FCC license must list all communication frequencies (Radio, Radar, EPIRBs) for equipment on board. *

Bridge-to-Bridge radio requirements for vessels over 65.6 feet *

Monitor VHF Channel 16 and 13; speak English. *