Does anyone have a link to US Coast Guard or Federal Safety and
regulations for recreational boats 66 feet and above? Everything I
looked at stops at 65 feet, or are Commercial rules.
Rex, after weeks of investigation on the WWW only, I have found no
such link. I have found only 2 specific requirements applicable to
recreational vessels over 20 meters in length:
- Vessels over 100 gross tons must carry marine VHF radio.
- Vessels over 200 gross tons must carry a licensed Master of
appropriate rating. (No exceptions noted.)
It appears that CFR specify "gross tonnage" to be measured according
to the latest IMO convention ( 'convention tons' .) That might put
the 100-ton limit somewhere around 65' (too messy to calculate a
general estimate of length) and the 200-ton limit just over 100' for
vessels of ordinary form factor.
Ben
From: "Rex"
> Does anyone have a link to US Coast Guard or Federal Safety and
Equipment
> regulations for recreational boats 66 feet and above? Everything I
have
> looked at stops at 65 feet, or are Commercial rules.
Rex, after weeks of investigation on the WWW only, I have found no
such link. I have found only 2 specific requirements applicable to
recreational vessels over 20 meters in length:
1. Vessels over 100 gross tons must carry marine VHF radio.
2. Vessels over 200 gross tons must carry a licensed Master of
appropriate rating. (No exceptions noted.)
It appears that CFR specify "gross tonnage" to be measured according
to the latest IMO convention ( 'convention tons' .) That might put
the 100-ton limit somewhere around 65' (too messy to calculate a
general estimate of length) and the 200-ton limit just over 100' for
vessels of ordinary form factor.
Ben
