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BOATING SAFETY SECTION 1
Fog
Fog is a result of either warm-surface or cold-surface conditions. You can judge
the likelihood of fog formation by periodically measuring the air temperature
and dew point temperature. If the difference between these two temperatures is
small, fog is likely to develop.
Remember the following guidelines:
• Unless your boat is well equipped with charts and navigational equipment,
head for shore at the first sign of fog and wait until conditions improve. If
you have charts on board, take bearings as fog sets in, mark your position,
and continue to log your course and speed.
• Make sure all persons onboard put on their personal flotation devices.
• If your boat has sounding equipment, take soundings regularly and match
them with depths shown on your charts.
• Station a person forward in the boat as a lookout.
• Reduce your speed. From time to time, stop engines and listen for other fog
signals.
• Sound the horn or fog bell intermittently to warn others.
• If there is any doubt in continuing your excursion, anchor. Listen for other
fog signals while continuing to sound your fog horn or bell.
Emergency Procedures
The following is not an exhaustive list of situations which may be encountered
while boating. You should obtain training to handle any emergencies which
may arise.
Fire
To help prevent a fire onboard your boat, keep your bilges clean and check for
fuel vapors at regular intervals. Also, DO NOT fit free-hanging curtains or other
fabrics in the vicinity of or above the stove top or other high-heat devices. Do
not store any materials or equipment of any kind in the engine room.
Any fire onboard your boat is serious. Explosion is possible. Develop a
fire response plan. Respond immediately.
Every boater should develop a fire response plan to determine what kind of fire
(fuel, electrical, etc.) might break out, where it might break out, and the best
way to react. Have a plan and, if possible, assign responsibilities to others to
allow quicker decisions and reactions.