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Drowning
• Swim to rescue a drowning victim only as a last resort.
• Immediate resuscitation is critical! It may be possible to revive
a drowning victim who has been under water for some time and
shows no sign of life. Start CPR immediately and get the victim to
a hospital as quickly as possible.
• Keep the victim warm.
• Use care in handling. Spinal injury may exist if the victim fell
overboard.
• Call and signal for help.
Medical Emergency
In an emergency, you may be far from professional medical
assistance. Be prepared and know how to use your first aid kit. Be
aware of any special medical conditions of your passengers.
Operation Failure
If you experience a propulsion, electrical, steering or control
failure, immediately shut off the engine. If it is safe to do so and you
are qualified, then try to determine the cause of the failure and repair.
Otherwise, call or signal for assistance. Anchor the boat if drifting will
put you and others in danger.
Towing or being towed stresses the
boats, hardware and lines. Failure of
any part can seriously injure people or
damage the boat.
Person Overboard
• Immediately react to a person who has fallen overboard by
sounding an alarm.
• Keep the victim constantly in your sight.
• If another passenger is on board, assign them to look at and keep
pointing at the person in the water. They are to do nothing else but
stay focused on the person in the water and to point at them.
• Throw the person a life preserver even if they are wearing a PFD.
It will serve as a marker in the water and will provide additional
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flotation.
• Immediately slow or stop the boat and safely circle toward the
victim as soon as possible.
• Keep the victim on the helm side of the vessel so as to keep the
victim constantly in your sight.
• When almost alongside, shut off the engine.
• Assist the person into the boat.
Towing
A recreational boat towing another should be a last resort due
to the potential for damaging one or both boats. The Coast Guard
or a private salvage company is better equipped for this activity. A
recreational boat may assist by standing by, and possibly by keeping
the disabled boat’s bow at a proper angle until help arrives. Only
when conditions are ideal—that is, waters are calm, disabled boat is
small, appropriate hardware is available, and one or both skippers
know the correct technique—should a recreational boat tow another.
Towing Vessel
• Be sure your boat will not run aground too.
Unassisted Means of Reboarding
There are a few different ways to reboard, unassisted, onto a
Malibu boat.
On some models, the manual flip-down swimstep is an option.
Reboarding in those instances can be done by following these steps:
• To reboard using the manual flip-down swimstep, move to the
transom of the boat.
• Pull the pin located beneath the water line on the starboard side
of the swimstep and pull back on the front of the step at the same
time. It will swing toward you.
• Ensure the step is fully locked by swinging it as far as it will go.
• After it locks, climb up on the swimstep, ensuring that three
points of contact are maintained at all times.
• Continue onto the swim board and into the boat using grab
handles as needed.
• For more information on the flip-down swimstep, refer to the
Swim Board, Ladder and Flip Step section in the How It Works
section of this Owner’s Manual.
To reboard a boat without a manual flip-down swimstep or with
a powered flip-down swimstep, follow these steps:
• Move to the swim platform on the transom of the boat.
• Place both hands, palms down, onto the top of the platform.
• Using your legs to kick upwards, pull your body and legs up over
the edge of the swim platform.
• Use the grab handles that are mounted to the transom of the boat
for additional leverage.
• Lean into the swim platform and swing one leg up onto the swim
platform; then use the grab handle to provide support while
pulling the rest of your body onto the swim platform.
• Stand up and maintain three points of contact with the boat, and
use the transom step to climb back into the boat.
Be aware that there are metal surfaces
mounted on the hull beneath the swim
platform. Do not allow arms, legs,
or body parts to extend before the swim platform as these
surfaces may cause minor-to-moderate injuries.
• Because you are maneuverable and the grounded boat is not, you
should pass the towline to the grounded boat.
• Select an appropriately strong tow line. Use double-braided or
braid-on-braid line. Never use three-strand twisted nylon; it has
too much elasticity and can snap back dangerously.
• Select an appropriate attachment point. If available fasten the
towline to the forward tow pylon of the towing boat. Otherwise
fasten tow line to stern tow point. Fastening to the stern tow point
will restrict maneuverability of the towing boat.
• If possible, use a bridle.
• Move slowly to prevent sudden strain on slack line.