[C320-list] Boarded by the Coast Guard

[Jason Alexander]

What were they looking for in the bilge.  Just to make sure it wasn't filled with oil and fuel?

Jason

On May 8, 2011, at 11:58 AM, "Ray Durand" <durand.mail at verizon.net> wrote:

> As I was leaving Avalon Harbor (Catalina Island) a few days ago, I noticed a
> Coast Guard boat just outside the breakwater.  Sure enough, a dinghy with 4
> or 5 guardsmen approached our boat and they asked when was the last time I
> had been inspected.  It was about 4-5 years since this last happened to us.
> Two guardsmen came aboard.  FYI - here's what they wanted to see:
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> Fire extinguishers
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> Flares (they checked the dates)
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> Bilge
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> Placards re oil and trash disposal
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> Registration
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> ID (driver license)
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> They also wanted to see that my holding tank through hull valve was closed.
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> Last time this happened to me, my flares were out of date.  They wrote me up
> and I had to send in proof that I had purchased new flares.  There wasn't
> any penalty associated with this.
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> Ray Durand, #822
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> Marina del Rey, CA 
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