Carver 42 SUPER SPORT, Owner'S Manual

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BOATING SAFETY SECTION 1
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.
Visual 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.
Approved non-pyrotechnic equipment includes:
• Orange distress flag
• Dye markers
• Electric distress light.
No one signaling device is ideal under all conditions. Consider carrying various
types of equipment. Careful selection and proper stowage of visual distress
equipment are very important. Select devices with packaging that children, but
not adults, will find difficult to open, especially if young children are onboard.
Sound Signaling Device
Your boat must have an operable device that can produce a sound signal if
conditions require. A horn is standard equipment on all Carver models.
Boats longer than 39' 4", must have a bell and a whistle. These devices must
meet the requirements of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980. Refer to
the U.S. Coast Guard’s publication “Navigational Rules, International-Inland”
for details on the appropriate signals.