The report describes a standard f1otation test procedure for outboard boats, inboard/outdrive boats and boats without mechanical propulsion. The Flotation Test Procedure is designed to determine whether or not a given boat meets the minimum flotation requirements outlined in the Boating Safety Act of 1971, and the Rules and Regulations in the Federal Register, Vol. 37, No. 151, dated 4 August 1972. Basically the minimum requirements are that each boat must have enough flotation to keep any portion of the boat above the surface of the water when the boat is filled with water and loaded with weights. Air chambers designed into the boat for the purpose of providing flotation ARE ACCEPTABLE ONLY IF THE LARGEST TWO CHAMBERS PROVIDE EXCESS FLOTATION OVER AND ABOVE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FLOTATION. (Author Modified Abstract)


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    Title :

    U. S. Coast Guard Flotation Test Procedure


    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    42 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English