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. It is a standards development member of the

American National Standards Institute The American National Standards Institute (ANSI ) is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organi ...

. Founded in 1954,ABYC Marine Technician Training & Certification
/ref> it is currently chaired by Kenneth Weinbrecht of Ocean-Bay Marine Services, Inc. It sets standards on items such as required electrical cable color coding, size and construction. Some standards, such as

bilge pump A bilge pump is a water pump used to remove bilge water. Since fuel can be present in the bilge, electric bilge pumps are designed to not cause sparks. Electric bilge pumps are often fitted with float switches which turn on the pump when the bilge ...

requirements, are legally binding.

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