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270 Outrage
Section 1• Safety
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Excessive Noise
Many areas regulate noise limits. Even if there are no
laws, courtesy demands that boats operate quietly.
Wake / Wash
Power boat wakes can endanger people and vessels.
Each power boat operator is responsible for injury or
damage caused by the boat’s wake. Be especially
careful in confined areas such as channels or marinas.
Observe “no wake” warnings.
SPEED HAZARD - Watch your wake. It might
capsize a smaller craft. You are responsible
for damage caused by your wake.
! WARNING
Reduce speed in congested waterway. Be alert
for No Wake markers.
! CAUTION
Mounted at key locations throughout the boat (See figure
1.17.1), warning labels advise the owner/operator of
imperative safety precautions to follow when operating
and/or servicing equipment.
DO NOT REMOVE OR
OBSTRUCT ANY WARNING LABEL. Replace
any label which becomes illegible.
Warning Label Locations
Homeland Security Restrictions
Recreational boaters have a role in keeping our
waterways safe and secure. Violators of the restrictions
below can expect a quick and severe response.
• DO NOT approach within 100 yards, and slow
to minimum speed within 500 yards of any
U.S. Naval vessel. If you need to pass within
100 yards of a U.S. Naval vessel for safe
passage, you must contact the U.S. Naval
vessel or the Coast Guard escort vessel on
VHF-FM channel 16.
• Observe and avoid all security zones. Avoid
commercial port areas, especially those that
involve military, cruise line or petroleum
facilities. Observe and avoid other restricted
areas near dams, power plants, etc.
• DO NOT stop or anchor beneath bridges or in
channels.
America’s Waterway Watch
In March, 2005, the U.S. Coast Guard officially
launched
America’s Waterway Watch to encourage the
boating public to report suspicious activities in our
nation’s ports and waterways. A
merica’s Waterway
Watch simply asks anyone who works, lives, or
recreates on the water to keep an eye out for suspicious
activities. Anyone who spots such activity is asked to
call the National Response Center’s 24-hour hotline,
800-424-8802 or 877-24WATCH (877-249-2824).
DO NOT approach within 100 yards of any U.S.
Naval vessel without first contacting the vessel
on VHF-FM channel 16. To do so will result in a
quick and severe response.
!
DANGER