Carver Yachts 38 Super Sport, Owner'S Manual

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Safety Equipment
(this next section to page 11 applies for U.S. ownership only)
Note:
Federal law requires you to provide and maintain safety
equipment onboard your boat. Consult U.S. Coast Guard,
state and local regulations to ensure your boat has all required
safety equipment onboard. You must learn about any additional
recommended equipment before operating the boat.
Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
There must be one U.S. Coast Guard-approved wearable personal
flotation device of Type I, II, or III for each person onboard your boat. The
PFDs must be readily accessible and in serviceable condition. They must
also be of a suitable size for each person onboard. Three PFDs (two
wearable and one throwable) are required regardless of the number of
persons onboard.
PFD Type I, Wearable:
This offshore life jacket is most effective for all
waters when rescue may be delayed. In the water, its design turns
most unconscious people from a facedown position to a vertical or
face-up position.
PFD Type II, Wearable:
This near-shore buoyant vest is intended for
calm inland waters where there is a chance of quick rescue. It turns
its wearer to a face-up position, but the turning action is not as
pronounced as the Type I, and it will not turn as many people under
the same conditions as a Type I.
PFD Type III, Wearable:
Classified as a flotation aid, this PFD will not turn
a victim to a face-up position. This type of PFD is frequently used in
water sports.
PFD Type Iv, Throwable:
You must also have onboard at least one
throwable PFD Type IV device. The design of the Type IV device does
not allow it to be worn. It must be thrown to a person in the water and
held by the user until rescued. The most common Type IV PFDs are
buoyant cushions or ring buoys. This PFD must be in serviceable
condition and immediately available for use.
v isual Distress Signals
The U.S. Coast Guard requires that all boats operating on U.S. coastal
waters have visual distress signal equipment. Boats owned in the United
States and operating on the high seas must also carry this equipment.
Visual distress equipment must be readily accessible and in serviceable
condition. Both pyrotechnic and non-pyrotechnic equipment must be U.S.
Coast Guard approved. This equipment can become ineffective
with age. If your equipment’s usage date has expired, replace the
equipment before taking your boat out.
Approved pyrotechnic equipment includes:
• Hand held or aerial red flares
• Hand held or floating orange smoke
• Launchers for aerial red meteors or parachute flares.
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