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Rhode Island Required Equipment Checklist

Checkmark: required indicates the equipment is required by state law.

Required Equipment PWC Boat Less than 16' Boat 16' to Less than 26'
Boating Education Certificate on Board Checkmark: required1 Checkmark: required1 Checkmark: required1
Boating Education Certificate: Required for all PWC operators and for those born on or after January 1, 1986, operating a vessel powered by a motor of more than 10 horsepower.
Certificate of Number on Board Checkmark: required Checkmark: required Checkmark: required
Validation Decals Displayed Checkmark: required Checkmark: required Checkmark: required
No Discharge Certificate Decal Displayed n/a Checkmark: required2 Checkmark: required2
No Discharge Certificate Decal: All vessels with a permanently installed marine toilet must be inspected and display a decal.
PFDs: Type I, II, III, or V
(one per person)		 Checkmark: required3 Checkmark: required4 Checkmark: required4
Those on PWCs must wear a PFD (life jacket) at all times. Children under 13 years of age must wear a U.S. Coast Guard–approved PFD while underway in a recreational vessel less than 65 feet in length unless below deck or in an enclosed cabin.
PFD: Type IV n/a n/a Checkmark: required
Type B-1 Fire Extinguisher Checkmark: required Checkmark: required Checkmark: required
Ignition Safety Switch Checkmark: required n/a n/a
Backfire Flame Arrestor Checkmark: required Required on inboard and stern drives only. Required on inboard and stern drives only.
Ventilation System Checkmark: required Checkmark: required Checkmark: required
Muffler Checkmark: required Checkmark: required Checkmark: required
Horn, Whistle, or Bell Checkmark: required Checkmark: required Checkmark: required
Daytime Visual Distress Signals n/a n/a Checkmark: required
Nighttime Visual Distress Signals Not applicable since PWCs may not operate at night. Checkmark: required Checkmark: required
Navigation Lights Not applicable since PWCs may not operate at night. Checkmark: required Checkmark: required
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