LA VIDA OPERATION MANUAL
NW Explorations | 47
15.9
Preparing to Leave the Dock
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Ensure stabilizers are locked.
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Center the rudders.
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Shore power cables disconnected and stowed.
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Navigation electronics are on.
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Running lights on if required.
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VHF radios turned on and volume checked.
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Doors and hatches secured.
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Lines removed and secured.
15.10
Immediately After Leaving the Dock
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Stow fenders and lines.
15.11
Normal Cruising
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Helmsperson on watch at all times.
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RPM under 1200 RPM until engines warms to 140F.
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Always throttle back to idle before engaging forward or reverse gear.
15.12
Approaching Dock
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Ensure stabilizers are locked.
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Center the rudders.
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Thrusters on with the appropriate helm station enabled (push “start”).
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Fenders out on appropriate side and adjusted to a few inches above the water.
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Dock lines rigged through fairleads, not over rails and secured to cleats.
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Bow lines outside stanchions and bloused around stanchions towards bridge.
15.13
Arriving at Dock
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Lines secure, including spring lines.
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Shutdown engines.
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Running lights ‘OFF’.
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Connect to shore power.
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Turn ‘ON’ inverter charger
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15.14
Connecting to Shore Power
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Connect shore power cord to shore power using Glendinning Cablemaster. Ensure that
Cablemaster breaker is turned on and use the swith in the cabinet to deploy and retrieve
the cable.
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Turn on circuit breaker on the dock
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Switch shore power system selector select to aft or rear.
