Section 26.03-1 - Safety orientation(a) Before getting underway on any uninspected passenger vessel, the operator or master must ensure that suitable public announcements, instructive placards, or both, are provided in a manner that affords all passengers the opportunity to become acquainted with:(1) Stowage locations of life preservers;(2) Proper method of donning and adjusting life preservers of the type(s) carried on the vessel;(3) The type and location of all lifesaving devices carried on the vessel; and(4) The location and contents of the Emergency Checkoff List required by § 26.03-2 .(b) Vessels subject to this subpart engaged in tender service at yacht clubs and marinas, and vessels being demonstrated for a potential purchaser by a yacht broker, are excluded from the requirements of § 26.03-1 and § 26.03-2 .CGD 78-009, 45 FR 11109, Feb. 19, 1980, as amended by USCG-1999-5040, 67 FR 34776 , May 15, 2002