Registration
These kinds of vessels must be registered to operate on public waters in TN
What are all motorized vessels and sailboarts?
In addition to having one USCG approved wearable PFD per person, one of these must be on board and easily accessible on vessels 16 feet or longer.
What is a throwable device?
New labels have a performance level icon that contains a number, typically ranging from 50 to this number.
What is 150?
Approved fire extinguishers must have the following marking on the label.
What is Marine Type USCG Approved?
When visibility is restricted, motorized vessels should use this sound blast at 2 minute intervals.
What is one prolonged blast?
Where the Certificate of Number must be displayed on a vessel.
What is on both sides of the bow?
What is children 12 and younger?
A lower performance number is intended for this type of use and will not turn most unconscious persons face up.
What is Near-Shore-Use?
The type of extinguisher, if a fire extinguisher is required on board.
What is Type B?
Five or more short, rapid blasts signal this.
What is danger?
The height of the Certificate of Number.
What is at least 3 inches high?
Sizes of PFDs are determined by these two factors.
What are weight and chest size?
Power driven vessels underway less than 65.6 feet, must use these lights.
What are red and green side lights and all-around white light?
This can be substituted for 2 Type 5B extinguishers.
What is one 20-B portable extinguisher?
Visual Distress Signals are, or are not, required on Tennessee waters.
What is "are not required"?
Letters and numbers must be separated by....
What is a hypen or a space?
What is the area where ALL persons must wear a PFD?
What is a marked area beneath a dam?
Unpowered vessels underway (paddled, poled, rowed, or a sailboat) must use these lights if less than 65.6 feet long, but at least 23 feet.
What are red and green lights and a sternlight visible from at least 2 miles away.
All power boats, except outboards, must have these attached to each carburator.
What are backfire flame arrestors?
TN requires divers to display this kind of flag to mark a diving area.
What is a Diver Down Flag?
The Certificate of Number is good for this many years, at the option of the owner.
What is one, two, or three years?
This type of PFD is not approved for PWC use, white water activities, or persons younger than 16 years of age.
What is an inflatable PFD?
Vessel operators should never leave shore without this.
A flashlight.
The maximum decibel level of a motorized vessel at 50 feet.
What is 85?
The two types of diver flags that must be used.
What are the Divers Flag and the Alfa Flag (International Code Flag)?