Below is a sample list of the regulatory issues that officials such as the Coast Guard will want to check. The list shows where each item is located and this list if used properly will demonstrate a level of organization that few boats have, that will tend to impress anyone who might board you. You will want to change each item to conform to the conditions on your boat. If not a sailboat then without the sailboat extras. This is really handy if someone who is not intimately familiar with the boat is operating it. Sailboat "My Boat", #123456 Flares - Next to Helm Console. Ship's Documents - Waterproof pouch, behind flares. Most Recent CG boarding sheet - Ship's Document. XXXX State Papers - Ship's Document. CG Aux. Inspection - Ship's Document (not current). Fire Extinguishers(4) - One forward cabin, 2 main cabin, 1 pilot house. Oil, Garbarge Placards - Inside of Outside Pilothouse Door. Rules of the Road - Behind Flares. Horn - Forward Outside of Pilothouse Windows. Head Located Forward Cabin. ON Holding Tank. No "Y" valve. (Location of "Y" valve). Masthead Light - Front of Main Mast, 30 feet above deck. Stern Light - On stern. Red/Green Running Lights - Bow Pulpit. Tri-Color Light - Top of Main Mast. Life Jackets - Main Cabin (4). Bailing Bucket - Engine Bilge. Bilge Pads - Engine Room. Documentation Number - Welded in Hull, Main Cabin. Ship's Name - On Stern. Extra Flares - Parachutes, Smoke, Handheld - Main Cabin(not current). Spare Air Horn - Pilothouse. Boat's Documentation - Forward Cabin. If you are going out of country then another sheet with the list of regulatory issues that have to be addressed when doing so. Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Tualatin(Portland), Oregon