MP "safety checks"

NightWing · 08-12-2008, 10:43 PM

MP does not "board" your boat, nor do they search it. You will be asked to produce the registration and positive form of ID and a Boater Ed Certificate. You will be asked to produce a wearable PFD for everyone on board and a type IV throwable cushion or ring if the vessel is 16 feet or over in length. You will be asked to produce a fire extinguisher(s) and a sound producing device, the type depending on boat length. Nighttime operation will include a check of the required lighting.

When you are stopped, the officer should tell you why you were stopped and he or she will take appropriate action depending on that reason or any equipment deficiencies found during the safety check. That action may be a Defective Equipment Tag, a verbal warning or a summons or a combination of same.

Should the vessel be impounded for any reason, an inventory search will be done to document the contents.

Procedures on coastal waters may differ.

08-12-2008, 10:43 PM	#2
NightWing Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 410 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	MP does not "board" your boat, nor do they search it. You will be asked to produce the registration and positive form of ID and a Boater Ed Certificate. You will be asked to produce a wearable PFD for everyone on board and a type IV throwable cushion or ring if the vessel is 16 feet or over in length. You will be asked to produce a fire extinguisher(s) and a sound producing device, the type depending on boat length. Nighttime operation will include a check of the required lighting. When you are stopped, the officer should tell you why you were stopped and he or she will take appropriate action depending on that reason or any equipment deficiencies found during the safety check. That action may be a Defective Equipment Tag, a verbal warning or a summons or a combination of same. Should the vessel be impounded for any reason, an inventory search will be done to document the contents. Procedures on coastal waters may differ.