Foreword
Grand Soleil 43'
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• All passengers must be made aware of the location and use of
safety equipment (i.e. life raft, life jackets, fire extinguishers, fuel
remote cut off).
• All passengers must be aware of fire hazards.
• The vessel must be properly ventilated while engines or genera-
tors are in operation.
Danger !!
Carbon Monoxide Hazard
The combustion of fossil fuels produces great quantities of Carbon
Monoxide. This is a dangerous odourless and colourless gas. Proper
ventilation of the vessel is necessary while operating engines or
generators especially at low speeds, while drifting or at the dock.
• Follow proper fuel loading procedures.
• Follow the “Rules of the Road”, keep a sharp lookout and follow
all safe speed regulations.
• Do not overload the vessel, particularly either fore or aft and
distribute equally the weights to keep a proper trim.
• Require that all passengers are seated and in the cockpit while the
vessel is in operation.
• Always wear appropriate footware.
Warning
Operating a vessel while under the influence of any drug, including
prescription and non prescription drugs, alcohol, illegal drugs is a
felony!!
Although the majority of the following recommendation has been
widely mentioned in the individual items of this booklet, it will be
useful to remind some general rules.
• First of all it is most important to check that all the compulsory
safety equipments have a visible label proving that the item is an
approved type and still valid. These equipments include:
- all the emergency floating devices (life jackets, life rings with
floating lights, life rafts, etc.);
- distress signals (flares, EPIRB and/or Locat, VHF, SSB etc.);
- fire extinguishers (both fixed and/or movable in adequate
number, clearly indicated and of easy access).
- approved first aid kit and chemistry products still valid.
