SAFE BOATING PRACTICES
Marine safety is of the utmost importance to keep yourself, your passengers and other boaters safe
The below tips are common sense and must be followed. Negligence can result in severe injury or death.
• Approved personal floatation devices of the correct
size must be worn at all times by persons aboard the
boat while it is in the water
• Turn off the engines while any passengers are
entering or leaving the water, or anyone is swimming
in the vicinity of the boat.
• Always operate your boat at a safe speed for weather
conditions Slow down during periods of restricted
visibility, choppy water and high winds.
• Do not operate the boat if any object is obstructing the
line of sight forward of the steering station
• Gasoline vapors are explosive. Be careful when
fueling to avoid spillage in the boat or water.
Extinguish all smoking material and open flame while
refueling or while within 15m of a refueling site. Avoid
static electricity discharges and do not operate a cell
phone while fueling
• Check for water or gasoline in the bilge If there is
gasoline in the bilge, evacuate everyone from the
immediate area and contact your local fire department.
Never use the bilge pump to pump out even a tiny
amount of gasoline or oil from the bilge
• Never sit on seat backs, gunnels or arm rest, and
never stand on seats.
• Never consume alcohol and/or recreational drugs
during or prior to operating any vessel.
• Never attempt to modify your vessel’s hull or structure
without explicit instructions from the manufacturer or
your dealership Doing so may result in catastrophic
structural failure that could cause severe injury or
death. Modifying your hull will void the warranty.
• Your boat will always turn more aggressively the
faster that you are going Always be aware of your
surroundings and give yourself lots of room to
maneuver safely.
• In the event of engine failure, check all electrical,
mechanical and plumbing connections to the engine
Ensure that there is sufficient fuel in the tank, and that
there has been no fuel or oil leakage Attempt to re-
start the engine in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions If the motor will not start wait for it to cool
down and try again If the motor will not start after
several attempts, summon assistance.
• In the event of fire, use your fire extinguisher in
accordance with its instructions All other persons
should abandon the boat immediately in the event of
fire if it is safe to do so. In the event of loss of steering,
throttle or shift control system failure, turn off the
engine and summon assistance Use the paddles to
make your way back to shore
WARNING:
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DELIBERATE MISUSE OF YOUR BOAT AND EQUIPMENT CAN VOID YOUR WARRANTIES
AND POTENTIALLY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
•
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NAVIGATIONAL REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
COULD RESULT IN FINES, SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH
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