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NAVIGATION
STABILITY
During sailing keep all the portholes, windows and doors closed.
- Breaking waves represent a serious danger for stability and for taking in water. Close
the companionway doors and hatches in heavy seas.
- The stability is reduced when you add weight in the upper parts.
- Stability may be reduced when towing a boat or when heavy weights are lifted with the
davits.
PREVENTION OF MAN OVERBOARD
Certain vessels are equipped with a retractable swimming ladder. The swimming ladder
must be in position as soon as you are onboard.
Regularly check the guard-rails:
- With metal guard-rails, watch for corrosion particularly at connecting points.
- With synthetic guard-rails, change them as soon as they show signs of wear due to
chafing or UV.
Areas forbidden when sailing:
- Roof.
- Aft quarterdeck.
DANGER
- Wear your life jacket.
- In heavy weather, wear your safety harness and fasten yourself to the
boat.
- When sailing close the door or doors giving access to the transom
extension.
- Do not try to stop the boat using a boat hook or your foot, your hand or
any other part of the body.
WARNING
- The sudden closing of a locker due to a gust of wind or movement of the
boat could result in injury.
ADVICE - RECOMMENDATION
Close the deck hatches and portholes before each trip (including the sliding door window
in heavy weather).
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