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Boarded by the Coast Guard yesterday
" *JimH*" wrote in message news "NOYB" wrote in message nk.net... " *JimH*" wrote in message . .. "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... wrote in message oups.com... NOYB wrote: wrote in message ups.com... NOYB wrote: wrote in message oups.com... (!) He looked really puzzled after he asked whether we had our sanitation Y valve wired shut and I told him "no". I let him stew for a few seconds before telling him we have an approved Type I MSD. Whenever a vessel equipped with a Type I or Type II MSD (these types discharge treated sewage) is operating in an area of water that has been declared a No Discharge Zone, the MSD cannot be used and must be secured to prevent discharge.When operating in a No Discharge Zone, a Type I or Type II MSD must be secured in some way to prevent discharge. Closing the seacock and padlocking, using a non-releasable wire-tie, or removing the seacock handle would be sufficient. http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknow...ting/4_2_f.htm Chuck, If you have a Type I or Type II MSD, the MSD must be secured with a seacock and padlocking or wire-tie. From the definitions that I've read, it appears that I have a Type III MSD...and only the Type III MSD doesn't need to be padlocked or wired shut. Your Type I MSD *does* need to be secured according to the description that I posted above. You've got it backward, NOYB. "Whenever a vessel equipped with a Type I or Type II MSD (these types discharge treated sewage) is operating in an area of water that has been declared a No Discharge Zone, the MSD cannot be used and must be secured to prevent discharge." http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknow...ting/4_2_f.htm Here's the portion that you keep overlooking: "Whenever a vessel equipped with a Type I or Type II MSD (these types discharge treated sewage) is operating in an area of water that has been declared a No Discharge Zone,............................ Most of Puget Sound is *not* a no discharge zone. It is, of course, illegal to discharge *untreated* sewage anywhere in inland waters or less than three miles off shore. The difference is that in a "no discharge zone" you can't dump treated sewage, either. Thanks. Are you going to believe me now? I believed you before. I just was confused as to why Gould felt that he didn't need to secure his Type I MSD...and the answer was that he was not in a "No Discharge Zone". So tell me... How do I use wire to secure my thru-hull seacock? Remove the handle or wire the handle closed with a plastic wire tie. Plastic suffices? |
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Boarded by the Coast Guard yesterday
"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... " *JimH*" wrote in message news "NOYB" wrote in message nk.net... " *JimH*" wrote in message . .. "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... wrote in message oups.com... NOYB wrote: wrote in message ups.com... NOYB wrote: wrote in message oups.com... (!) He looked really puzzled after he asked whether we had our sanitation Y valve wired shut and I told him "no". I let him stew for a few seconds before telling him we have an approved Type I MSD. Whenever a vessel equipped with a Type I or Type II MSD (these types discharge treated sewage) is operating in an area of water that has been declared a No Discharge Zone, the MSD cannot be used and must be secured to prevent discharge.When operating in a No Discharge Zone, a Type I or Type II MSD must be secured in some way to prevent discharge. Closing the seacock and padlocking, using a non-releasable wire-tie, or removing the seacock handle would be sufficient. http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknow...ting/4_2_f.htm Chuck, If you have a Type I or Type II MSD, the MSD must be secured with a seacock and padlocking or wire-tie. From the definitions that I've read, it appears that I have a Type III MSD...and only the Type III MSD doesn't need to be padlocked or wired shut. Your Type I MSD *does* need to be secured according to the description that I posted above. You've got it backward, NOYB. "Whenever a vessel equipped with a Type I or Type II MSD (these types discharge treated sewage) is operating in an area of water that has been declared a No Discharge Zone, the MSD cannot be used and must be secured to prevent discharge." http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknow...ting/4_2_f.htm Here's the portion that you keep overlooking: "Whenever a vessel equipped with a Type I or Type II MSD (these types discharge treated sewage) is operating in an area of water that has been declared a No Discharge Zone,............................ Most of Puget Sound is *not* a no discharge zone. It is, of course, illegal to discharge *untreated* sewage anywhere in inland waters or less than three miles off shore. The difference is that in a "no discharge zone" you can't dump treated sewage, either. Thanks. Are you going to believe me now? I believed you before. I just was confused as to why Gould felt that he didn't need to secure his Type I MSD...and the answer was that he was not in a "No Discharge Zone". So tell me... How do I use wire to secure my thru-hull seacock? Remove the handle or wire the handle closed with a plastic wire tie. Plastic suffices? I always assumed so. As long as it is not a reusable type. |
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Boarded by the Coast Guard yesterday
On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:28:24 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:
So tell me... How do I use wire to secure my thru-hull seacock? ================================ Non-releasable wire ties are nylon. You can drill a hole a hole in the Y valve handle and put a wire tie through it. |
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Boarded by the Coast Guard yesterday
"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:28:24 GMT, "NOYB" wrote: So tell me... How do I use wire to secure my thru-hull seacock? ================================ Non-releasable wire ties are nylon. You can drill a hole a hole in the Y valve handle and put a wire tie through it. OK. Will do. Thanks. |
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Boarded by the Coast Guard yesterday
Apparently you are not too put-off by their Police-State tactics,
Homeland Insecurity notwithstanding. I suppose you would be similarly accommodating if they strode in your front door at home and sat around the dining room table going through your personal stuff, demanding to see your furnace and water heater, and checking the batteries in your smoke detectors. Oh, yeah, and the contents of your hard drives while their at it. Baaaaahhhhhh JR wrote: Enroute from Seattle to Poulsbo, (to do a little "holiday" shopping), we got hauled down by the Coast Guard in Port Madison. It was really no big deal, but I thought a few things were odd: First, I was monitoring 16 but there was no attempt to hail the boat. The CG was originally proceeding in the opposite direction, but then did a quick turn to come up along side. Second, the kids were, *kids*!. Two male and two female officers, (the female officers stayed aboard the patrol boat), but they all looked like they had graduated high school just last June. I sort of had to help the one kid through the inspection. He didn't know the name of the body of water where he had stopped us. (!) He looked really puzzled after he asked whether we had our sanitation Y valve wired shut and I told him "no". I let him stew for a few seconds before telling him we have an approved Type I MSD. He was really relieved as he continued his report. "Oh, yeah! Approved Type I MSD! Super, thanks." They looked at: 1) Documentation and ID 2) PFD's 3) oil discharge placard 4) garbage placard 5) fire extinguishers 6) horn 7) throwable devices (we carry two life rings) They made a big deal about having Chart #1 on board. (I did). They didn't even ask to see my flares........and that's a good thing as my 12-gauge flares expired the end of November 2005. :-) While the one officer followed me around the boat to check off his list, the other officer sat at the dining table and called a *lot* of personal information from my driver's license into a central data bank. I did get a warning for my horn. Every few years that electric horn gives out, and in the wet weather we have had the last few weeks it decided to crap out since the last use and just in time for the CG boarding. I think I'll look into an air horn. The CG officer did mention that if I get boarded again and the horn isn't working the CG can order me to cease operations- so I'll pick up a canned horn (which is enough to meet the requirement) while deciding about the air horn. Worst part of the experience was the 15 minute delay. Overall, the CG was very professional and polite. -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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Boarded by the Coast Guard yesterday
JR North wrote: Apparently you are not too put-off by their Police-State tactics, Homeland Insecurity notwithstanding. I suppose you would be similarly accommodating if they strode in your front door at home and sat around the dining room table going through your personal stuff, demanding to see your furnace and water heater, and checking the batteries in your smoke detectors. Oh, yeah, and the contents of your hard drives while their at it. Baaaaahhhhhh JR Not put off at all. Navigation is a privilege, not a right. When one takes up "pleasure boating" it has to be done with the understanding that vessels in a public waterway are subject to scrutiny by regulatory agencies. The Coast Guard was once part of the revenue service, and inspecting cargos was an intinsic part of the duty. I expect to be free from "unreasonable" search and seizure. Inspecting my furnace, water heater, smoke detectors, and examining my hard drive (without a court order based on some evidence of a possible crime) would be unreasonable. Making sure that the guy who might be rafted next to me along the float at Langley has a working fire extinguisher, or that I have one myself, is pretty much OK with me. Besides, they asked permission to board. I don't know what would have happened if I said "no", but I'm pretty sure that life was a whole lot less complicated because I said "yes." It's not much different that crossing the border and going through customs. The customs people have the "right" to take your car apart down to the frame if they think they need to. Folks who can't stand the thought of being inspected at customs can avoid the experience by not traveling. Those who can't stand the thought of enduring a safety inspection by the Coast Guard can avoid it by staying away from boats. |
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