Marquis 720 FLY, Руководство пользователя

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regulations to ensure that all the required safety equipment is onboard . It is the owner’s responsibility to learn about additional recom-
mended equipment before operating their yacht .
PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES (PFD’S)
A minimum of one personal flotation device is required for each person onboard . The PFD must be U .S . Coast Guard-ap- •
proved wearable (Type I, II, or III) .
The PFD’s must be readily accessible and in serviceable condition .
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The • PFD’s must be of a suitable size for each person onboard .
A minimum of three PFD’s (two wearable and one throwable) are required regardless of the number of persons onboard . •
PFD TYPE I, WEARAbLE:
Type I is the most effective life preserver for all waters when rescue may be delayed . •
Type I is designed to turn most unconscious or drowning people from a facedown position to a vertical or face-up position . •
PFD TYPE II, WEARAbLE:
Type II is a near-shore buoyant vest . Type II is intended for calm inland waters when a quick rescue is anticipated . •
Type II turns the person to a face up position, but the turning action is not as evident as the Type I . Type II will not typically •
turn people over in the same manner as Type I .
PFD TYPE III, WEARAbLE:
Type III is classified as a flotation aid; however, the device • WILL NOT turn a victim to a face-up position .
Type III is frequently used in water sports, and • SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN PERSONAL YACHTING .
PFD TYPE IV, THROWAbLE:
At least one throwable Type IV PFD device is required onboard at all times . •
Type IV PFD does not strap to the user . •
Type IV PFD must be thrown to a person in the water and held by the user until rescued . •
The most common Type IV PFD’s are buoyant cushions or ring buoys . •
Type IV PFD must be in serviceable condition and immediately available for use . •
VISUAL DISTRESS SIGN (VDS)
Visual distress signal equipment is required by the U .S . Coast Guard for all yachts operating on U .S . coastal waters . Yachts owned
in the United States and operating on the high seas must also carry VDS equipment . The visual distress equipment signal must
be readily accessible and in serviceable condition . Both pyrotechnic and non-pyrotechnic equipment must be U .S . Coast Guard
approved . Both types of distress signal equipment can become ineffective with age . Replace the equipment before taking the yacht
out if the equipment’s usage date has expired .
Approved pyrotechnic equipment includes:
• Hand held or aerial red flares
• Hand held or floating orange smoke
• Launchers for aerial red meteors or parachute flares
Approved non-pyrotechnic equipment includes:
• Orange distress flag
• Dye markers
• Electric distress light .
No single signaling device is ideal under all conditions . Carrying a variety of visual distress signal equipment onboard is important .
Select devices with packaging that children ONLY will find difficult to open, especially if children are onboard .
SOUND SIGNALING DEVICE
The yacht must be equipped with an operable device that can produce a sound signal if conditions require .