Tiara Yachts C49, Owner'S Manual

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Safety Information Section 9
9-1
43 LS
43 LS
Safety Information
9.1 General
Your boat and outboard engines have been
equipped with safety equipment designed
to enhance the safe operation of the boat
and to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety stan -
dards. The Coast Guard and state, county,
and municipal law enforcement agencies
require certain additional accessory safety
equipment on each boat. This equipment
varies according to length and type of boat
and type of propulsion. Most of the acces-
sory equipment required by the Coast Guard
is described in this section. Some local laws
require additional equipment. Read A Boat-
er’s Guide to the Federal Requirements for
Recreational Boats
, published by the US
Coast Guard and included with this manual,
and obtain copies of state and local laws, to
make sure you have the required equipment
for your boating area. Visit www.uscgboating.
org for more information. We also strongly
recommend reading the latest edition of the
book
Chapman Piloting & Seamanship.
Your boat may be equipped with engine
alarms and cabin monitoring equipment.
These systems are designed to increase your
boating safety by alerting you to potentially
serious problems in the primary power sys-
tems, the engine compartment and the cabin.
Alarm systems are not intended to lessen or
replace good maintenance and a pre-cruise
system check. Refer to the Pre-Cruise Check-
list at the start of this manual, and sections 11
and 12 for maintenance information.
This section describes safety-related equip-
ment that could be installed on your boat,
depending on the type of engines and other
options installed by you or your dealer.
9.2 Engine Alarms
Most outboards are equipped with an audible
alarm system mounted in the helm area that
monitors selected critical engine systems.
The alarm will sound if one of these systems
begins to fail. Refer to the engine owner’s
manual for information on the alarms installed
with your engines, as well as additional oper-
ating and maintenance information.
If the alarm sounds:
• Throttle the engines back to idle imme-
diately.
• Shift to neutral.
• Monitor the engine gauges to determine
the cause of the problem.
• If necessary, shut off the engines and
investigate until the cause of the prob-
lem is found.
• If the boat is equipped with water sen-
sors in the fuel filters, make sure to
check them for excessive water.
9.3 Neutral Safety Switch
Every throttle/shift control system has a
neutral safety switch. The switch allows the
engines to be started in NEUTRAL only. If
engines will not start, make sure controls are
in NEUTRAL. Refer to section 2 for neutral
safety switch information.
9.4 Engine Stop Switch
Your Tiara Yacht is equipped with an engine
stop switch, clip and lanyard. When the lan-
yard is pulled, it will shut off the engines.
The stop switch will stop an engine whenever
the lanyard is pulled far enough to disconnect
the clip from the switch. Attach the lanyard
to the boat operator whenever an engine is
running, but be aware of loss of engine power
if the switch is activated.
If the operator is thrown from the seat, or
moves too far from the helm, the lanyard will
disconnect the clip from the switch, shutting
off the engine.
To attach a lanyard, connect the clip to the
emergency stop switch and the hook to a
strong piece of clothing on the operator, such
as a belt loop.