we want to sail to America next year.
Can anyone tell me what is important to the US Coast Guard?
What safety requirements are imposed and what resources you need to have on board.
regards
Paul van Hamersveld
SY Flegma

Paul,

We spent a year cruising in the USA and were never inspected but we may have been lucky. We did try to comply with the rules by fitting locks to our holding tank valves, displaying the required posters and making sure all our equipment was in date.
There are plenty of online resources listing the rules such as the one below:
U.S. Coast Guard's minimum equipment requirements for boats of various lengths.

Source: BoatUS Foundation
https://search.app/5HUN9THn8gBrHyQs9

Simon