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General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 56 HowtoRegister. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 56 Display of Numbers and Stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 57 EmissionStandards................................ 58 Notification Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 58 Resources and Contact Information C HARTS AND T ABLES Boater Education Card Requirement Phase-in Schedule . . . . . . ....1 StormAdvisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 2 ChecklistAndFloatPlan.............................. 5 U.S. Aids to Navigation (ATONs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... 6 CaliforniaAidstoNavigation........................... 7 MainChannelBuoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 8 SafeWaterAids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 9 Secondary Channel Buoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 9 Navigation Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 11 Water Skiing Hand Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 20 California Boating Accident Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Table A–Fire Extinguisher Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 37 Table B–Fire Extinguisher Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 37 Night Boating Navigation Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 40 RecognizedSignals.................................43 TableC–VisualDistressSignals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Recommended Additional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 45 AlternativesToToxicProducts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Marine Pollution (MARPOL) Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 51

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