Four winns 310 Horizon, Owner'S Manual

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Owner’s Manual Page Boating Safety - Section B
NOTICE
Using a portable fire extinguisher with an
access/fire port in the engine compartment is
preferred to opening the engine compartment
to fight the fire. However, using a portable
extinguisher in this way provides less protection
against fire than a fixed suppression system.
NOTICE
Do not test fire extinguishers by squirting small
amounts of the extinguishing compound. The
fire extinguisher might not work when you
really need it.
Four.Winns.sport.boat.and.deck.boat.models.are.
considered.to.be.Class.1.powerboats.(16.to.less.than.
26.feet)..Since.they.have.permanently-installed.fuel.
tanks,.they.are.required.to.carry.one.(1).B1.type.hand-
held portable fire extinguisher. If the boat is equipped
with a fixed fire extinguishing system in the engine
compartment, one (1) B1 type hand-held portable fire
extinguisher.is.still.required..
Sport.boats.and.deck.boats.that.are.Class.2.power-
boats.(26.to.less.than.40.feet).are.required.to.carry.
two (2) B1 type approved hand-held portable fire
extinguishers.or.one.(1).B2.type.approved.hand.por-
table fire extinguisher. When a fixed fire extinguishing
system.is.installed.in.machinery.space(s),.at.least..
one (1) B1 type approved hand portable fire extin -
guisher.is.required.
An automatic FE241 agent fire extinguisher system is
optional on the 310 Horizon™ models. The equipment
utilized.has.been.so.chosen,.and.located,.to.provide.
sufficient volume and coverage of the entire engine
compartment..While.the.system.ensures.excellent.
overall bilge fire protection, it does not eliminate the
USCG requirement for hand-held fire extinguish -
ers. .Refer.to.the.extinguisher.manufacturer’s.literature.
included.in.the.owner’s.packet.if.so.equipped.
F. Visual Distress Signal Devices
Visual.distress.signal.devices.approved.by.the.US.
Coast.Guard.are.required.on.all.recreational.boats.
operating.on.coastal.waters.and.to.boats.owned.in.
the.United.States.when.they.are.operating.on.the.
high.seas..Coastal.waters.include.territorial.seas.
and.those.waters.directly.connected.to.the.Great.
Lakes.and.the.territorial.seas.up.to.a.point.where.the.
waters.are.less.than.two.miles.(3.2km).wide..Visual.
distress.signal.equipment.may.be.of.the.pyrotechnic.
or.non-pyrotechnic.type..Regulations.prohibit.display.
of.visual.distress.signals.on.the.water.under.any.
circumstances.except.when.assistance.is.required.to.
prevent.immediate.or.potential.danger.to.persons.on.
board.a.vessel.
The.equipment.must.be.approved.by.the.US.Coast.
Guard,.be.in.serviceable.condition,.and.be.stowed.
in.a.readily.accessible.location..Equipment.having.
a.date.for.serviceable.life.must.be.within.the.speci-
fied usage date shown. Careful selection and proper
stowage.of.visual.distress.equipment.is.very.impor-
tant.if.young.children.are.aboard.
Distress Signal Table
The.minimum.visual.distress.signals.required.in.
coastal.waters.for.a.Class.1.or.Class.2.powerboat.is.
the.following:.
One orange flag with black square and disc (daytime);
and.an.S-O-S.electric.light.(nighttime);.or.three.orange.
smoke signals, hand-held or floating (daytime); or
three red flares of hand-held, meteor, or parachute
type.(daytime/nighttime).
NOTICE
No single signaling device is appropriate for all
purposes. Consider keeping various types of
equipment on board.
G. Sound Signaling Devices
Class.1.and.Class.2.powerboats.are.required.to.carry.
a.hand,.mouth.or.power.operated.horn.or.whistle..
It.must.produce.a.blast.of.two-second.duration.and.
audible.at.a.distance.of.at.least.one-half.(1/2).mile..
The.following.are.standard.whistle.signals:
•.One.Prolonged.Blast.=.Warning.Signal
•.One.Short.Blast.=.Pass.on.my.Port.Side
•.Two.Short.Blasts.=.Pass.on.my.Starboard.Side
•.Three.Short.Blasts..=.Engines.in.Reverse
•.Five.or.More.Blasts.=.Danger.Signal.