Organization:American Boat and Yacht Council
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The American Boat and Yacht Council is a non-profit organization which sets standards for the safe construction and maintenance of boats in the United States.[1] It is a standards development member of the American National Standards Institute.[2] Founded in 1954,[3] it is currently chaired by Kenneth Weinbrecht of Ocean-Bay Marine Services, Inc.[4] It sets standards on items such as required electrical cable color coding, size and construction.[1] Some standards, such as bilge pump requirements, are legally binding.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Calder, Nigel (1995). Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual. ISBN 978-0070096189. https://archive.org/details/boatownersmechan00cald_0.
- ↑ "American Boat and Yacht Council Hosts First International Marine Standards Summit". 2006-03-15. http://www.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story.aspx?menuid=7&articleid=1168. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ↑ ABYC Marine Technician Training & Certification
- ↑ "Dave Marlow named Board Chair of the American Boat & Yacht Council". 2014-01-29. http://www.boatingindustry.com/news/2014/01/29/dave-marlow-named-board-chair-of-the-american-boat-yacht-council/. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ↑ "ABYC H-22: DC Electric Bilge Pumps Operating Under 50 Volts - abyc.H-22.1986.pdf". https://law.resource.org/pub/us/cfr/ibr/001/abyc.H-22.1986.pdf. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
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