Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969, Руководство пользователя

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None-pyrotechnic visual distress signal-
ing devices must carry the manufacturer's
certification that they meet Coast Guard
requirements. They must be in serviceable
condition and stowed so as to be readily
accessible.
This group includes:
Orange
distress flag at least 3 x 3 feet
with a black square and ball on an orange
background.
Electric distress light -- not a flashlight
but an approved electric distress light which
MUST automatically flash the international
SOS distress signal (.•• - - -. ..) four to six
times each minute.
Types and Quantities
The following variety and combination of
devices may be carried in order to meet the
requirements.
1- Three hand-held red flares (day and
night).
2- One electric distress light (night on-
ly).
3- One hand-held red flare and two par-
achute flares (day and night).
4- One hand-held orange smoke signal,
two floating orange smoke signals (day) and
one electric distress light (day and night).
If young children are frequently aboard
your boat, careful selection and proper sto-
wage of visual distress signals becomes es-
pecially important. If you elect to carry
pyrotechnic devices, you should select those
in tough packaging and not easy to ignite
should the devices fall into the hands of
children.
Coast Guard Approved pyrotechnic de-
vices carry an expiration date. .This date
can NOT exceed 42 months from the date of
An adequately stocked first-aid kit should be on
board for the safety of crew and guests.
COMPASS 1-13
manufacture and at such time the device
can no longer be counted toward the min-
imum requirements.
SPECIAL WORDS
In some states the launchers for meteors
and parachute flares may be considered a
firearm. Therefore, check with your state
authorities before acquiring such a launcher.
First Aid Kits
The first-aid kit is similar to an insur-
ance policy or life jacket. You hope you
don't have to use it but if needed, you want
it there. It is only natural to overlook this
essential item because, let's face it, who
likes to think of unpleasantness when plan-
ning to have only a good time. However,
the prudent skipper is prepared ahead of
time, and is thus able to handle the emer-
gency without a lot of fuss.
Good commercial first-aid kits are avail-
able such as the Johnson and Johnson "Ma-
rine First-Aid Kit". With a very modest
expenditure, a well-stocked and adequate
kit can be prepared at home.
Any kit should include instruments, sup-
plies, and a set of instructions for their use.
Instruments should be protected in a water-
tight case and should include: scissors,
tweezers, tourniquet, thermometer, safety
A sounding device should mounted close
to
the
helmsman for use in sounding an emergency alarm.