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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
In the past decade, I had the USCG auxilary inspect my boat and they give me a sticker to put on my boat. The requirements more than satisfies the state regulations for safety. This year was the first time I got a yellow sticker from the Dept of Safety. The state inspector says this will help avoid safety inspections when the MP stop you for a reason.
Even with both stickers on my windshield, I am still ask for a safety inspection. They did not stop me because I did something wrong. I stop them to point out infractions by others.
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Courtesy inspection stickers will not prevent an inspection if you are stopped. Those inspections only prove that at the time they were done, your vessel met all the requirements.
Fire extinguishers can expire, PFD's can be lost or left at home and horns can stop working. Whoever told you the sticker was a pass to avoid inspection was wrong.