Where to Find USCG Boating Safety and Regulations

When it comes to boating safety and regulations the US Coast Guard has built a very nice site with high quality information relating to boats. The site is easy to navigate and provides excellent safety recommendations as well as a section with boating regulations including state and national laws as well as The Boatbuilders Handbook.

The BoatBuilder's Handbook is a great collection of USCG linked information found below. The links will take you to the USCG website with the related information.

Part 1 — Regulations and Other Information

Part 2 — Safety Circulars #64, an excerpt from #83, and #81 page 6

Part 3 — Consumer Fact Sheets

Compliance Guidelines:

Subpart I — Electrical Systems

Subpart J — Fuel Systems

Subpart K — Ventilation

Subpart C — Safe Loading & Subpart B — Display of Capacity Information

Subpart F, Subpart G & Subpart H — Flotation Requirements

Downloads:

Download the Boatbuilder's Handbook in PDF Format.

Of special note in the Subpart I - Electrical Systems is the section with boat wiring diagarams which many of you may find helpful as well a few tools for wire sizing which we will incorporate into other section of this blog.