Energy 18 – User Guide
1.3.5 General navigation safety rules
Always be aware of your surrounding during the navigation and follow these rules:
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Always conduct the vessel with an adequate speed, which ensures a safe navigation
for all passengers on board,
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Always pay attention to the traffic in the direction of navigation ad well as around
the vessel, especially before you change the direction of navigation.
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Reduce the speed of the vessel, pay attention to its surrounding, not only the
direction of navigation, and turn on the vessel’s navigation lights when:
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the visibility is reduced,
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in turbulent water,
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in dense traffic.
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Always departure after getting enough sleep or after enough rest. In case you fall
asleep when controlling the vessel, you can cause it to sink or crash into another
vessel or participant in the traffic on water. You are also fully responsible for the
damage caused by falling asleep during the navigation.
The conductor of the vessel must always pay attention to the vessels approaching from all
sides. He must also pay attention to the bathers, partly sunk wrecks and other objects in
water which are dangerous to the navigation (trunks, reefs, shallows, strong currents,
etc).
The passengers on your vessel rely on you to take care of their safety and the safety of
the navigation by maintaining an adequate speed and by respecting the navigation safety
rules. You should also make sure that you do not expose your passengers to danger with
quick manoeuvres, such as turning, sudden increasing or reducing of the speed. During
weather changes or reducing daylight that result in low visibility, you must adjust the
speed of the vessel to the momentary navigational conditions. By doing so, you gain
enough time and space to avoid danger.
1.3.6 Planning the navigational route
In order to avoid navigating in dangerous waters with potentially dangerous reefs, sunken
objects, shallows, dangerous currents and similar perils, it is necessary to prepare, prior to
your departure, a detailed
navigational route
which you plan to follow.
During the planning of the route you should use adequate navigational tools which you
know how to use and understand their importance. You should also take into account the
guidelines of experienced guides and sailors and consider the most appropriate time of
navigation for your navigational route area (tide). In case of navigating in unknown
waters, without knowing the possible dangers, navigate with low speed and carefully
observe the surrounding area as well as the direction of navigation, in order to avoid any
potentially dangerous situations.
Make sure that others know where you are.
Therefore, before departure inform your family members and friends about the following:
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the planned direction of your navigation,
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the envisaged date and time of return,
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the description of the vessel,
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