Lee, find out what exactly USCG approved means and then act accordingly... I doubt anyone is going to fault you after not being in US waters for years... I suggest ABC rated extinguishers or whatever fire type the coast gaurd wants you to have... if it is years before you come back to the us... remember it is entirely possible that we americans could have left here and replaced our out of date canisters while out cruising... fair winds good luck..
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:50 PM, LA Licata <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I am building a ~50' steel RPH trawler here in Turkey to be US Flagged. > > Our initial plans is to see the Med. That will take a few years. > Maybe, years from now, will cross the Atlantic. Can "cross that > bridge" when I get there. > > I am ordering a generator from the US and the company is willing to > throw in a few things when he ships. > > Stuff I am finding next to impossible to find over here include USCG > approved fire extinguishers, life jackets, and life ring. > > I will need these on board because it will be awhile before I can get > to the states to buy this stuff. > > So, what say the list? Should I not worry about the USCG seal and > just get the stuff I need locally? > > If I do need to buy and ship, looking for recommendations on where to > buy. > My thoughts are to buy some "cheap" type 1 jackets to pass > inspection, and use more comfortable vests that may or may not be > solas approved for our daily needs. I expect to have overnight no > more than 6 people, with one of them being a child under 12, maybe > even one under 5. > > I can read the regs, but also need some logic and some seat-of-the- > pants guidance here. > > Private and public replies are welcomed. I can summarize if there is > a need. > > Now, initially, i thought that a solas approved jacket would be good > enough to meet the USCG rules, but not 100% sure. If SOLAS approved > stuff is good enough, then life is MUCH easier! > > TIA > > Lee > > PS: I will provide a progress report later. I promise. Please do not > ask right now. This has been a somewhat frustrating process and I > want to purge that from my system so as to be able to give a > "reasonably" objective report. OK? Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- It's not about the boat it's sails or rigging. It's about the freedom. http://www.slideshare.net/jacko91/these-are-my-credentials/ http://fisherhouse.org/ http://www.specialops.org/ "We are the guardians of a great faith. When we believe that freedom offers the best chance of peace and prosperity for all, and our desire for peace cannot be seperated from our believe in liberty." Harry S. Truman Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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