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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1
2 SAFETY ALERTS ...................................................................................................... 2
3 GENERAL INFORMATION AND BOAT DATA .............................................................. 3
3.1
B
OAT DATA
................................................................................................................... 3
3.2
C
ERTIFICATION AND BUILDER
’
S PLATE
.................................................................................... 4
3.3
C
RAFT
D
ESIGN
C
ATEGORY
................................................................................................. 4
3.4
C
RAFT
I
DENTIFICATION
N
UMBER
.......................................................................................... 4
3.5
M
AXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS
........................................................................................... 4
3.6
M
AXIMUM LOAD
.............................................................................................................. 4
3.7
R
ESPECT FOR ENVIRONMENT
............................................................................................... 5
4 SAFE HANDLING AND OPERATION .......................................................................... 6
4.1
L
EAVING THE CRAFT UNATTENDED AND RE
-
ENTERING
. ................................................................. 6
4.2
B
OAT LOADING
.............................................................................................................. 7
4.3
P
RE
-
DEPARTURE CHECKLIST
............................................................................................... 7
4.4
C
HECKS DURING AND AFTER OPERATION
................................................................................. 8
4.5
V
ISIBILITY
.................................................................................................................... 8
4.6
P
REVENTION FROM FALLING OVERBOARD
................................................................................. 8
4.7
M
AN OVERBOARD
............................................................................................................ 9
4.8
A
NCHORING AND MOORING AND TOWING
................................................................................ 9
4.9
F
UELLING
................................................................................................................... 11
4.10
L
IFTING
................................................................................................................... 12
5 BOAT FEATURES AND SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 13
5.1
F
UEL SYSTEM
............................................................................................................... 13
5.2
P
ROPULSION ENGINES
.................................................................................................... 13
5.3
C
OOLING AND EXHAUST SYSTEM
........................................................................................ 14
5.4
S
TEERING SYSTEM
......................................................................................................... 14
5.5
D
OCKING SYSTEM
......................................................................................................... 14
5.6
E
LECTRICAL SYSTEM
...................................................................................................... 15
5.7
N
AVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT
.............................................................................................. 21
5.8
W
ATER SYSTEMS
.......................................................................................................... 22
5.9
G
ALLEY AND COMFORT
.................................................................................................... 23
5.10
A
IR
-
CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEMS
......................................................................... 23
6 FLOODING AND STABILITY................................................................................... 25
6.1
O
PENINGS IN THE HULL
................................................................................................... 25
6.2
S
TABILITY AND BUOYANCY
............................................................................................... 25
7 SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT...................................................................................... 26
7.1
B
ILGE PUMP SYSTEM
...................................................................................................... 26
7.2
R
EQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT
........................................................................................... 26
7.3
R
ECOMMENDED SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR BOATING OFFSHORE
:...................................................... 26
7.4
L
IFE JACKETS
.............................................................................................................. 27
7.5
L
IFE RAFT
................................................................................................................... 27
7.6
F
IRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
............................................................................................... 27
8 MAINTANANCE...................................................................................................... 28
8.1
S
ALT WATER WORROSION
................................................................................................ 28
8.2
C
LEANING
.................................................................................................................. 28
8.3
B
OTTOM MAINTANANCE
................................................................................................... 28
8.4
U
PHOLSTERY
............................................................................................................... 28
8.5
B
ILGE AND PUMP
.......................................................................................................... 28
8.6
A
CRYLIC SURFACES
....................................................................................................... 29
8.7
S
TAINLESS STEEL
.......................................................................................................... 29
8.8
E
STHEC
®
COMPOSITE DECKING
......................................................................................... 29
8.9
T
OILET
...................................................................................................................... 29