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dangerous if you don’ t pay close attention to
water levels and obstacles. Be especially care-
ful of shallow w aters and w atch for submerged
debris, rocks and other obstacles in the w ater.
Your navigation lights are intended only to pre-
vent collision, not to impro ve your night vision.
You may choose to use a spotlight instead.
NOTE: It is illegal to use your spotlight as a
headlight. Use it only temporarily to check the
position of your boat and the sur rounding area.
Your boat has one white (ster n), one red (por t)
and one green (starboard) light. The ster n light
may be a remo vable pole light. T o use the light,
line up the two-prong plug in the pole with the
receptacle in the base. Plug the light in, and
lock it into place with le ver/slide lock. When not
in use, stow the light inside your boat for safe-
keeping. This light can be tur ned on or off at the
helm.
Check lights for proper operation before heading
out at night. Y ou should also lear n to identify
the running light combinations for other vessels.
We recommend that you par ticipate in a boating
safety course to fur ther learn about na vigation
lights and safe boating practices.
The anchor lights and na vigation lights are con-
trolled by a switch at the helm. The anchor light
switch allows you to tur n on just the ster n
(white) light when anchored or moored. While
underway, use the na vigation light switch to tur n
on the ster n (white), por t (red) and starboard
(green) lights. Lights are off when switches are
in the OFF position.
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
STORMS
Stor ms sometimes appear without advance
notice. Although weather information from mete-
orological obser vation and repor ting stations is
available, weather bureaus are known to ha ve
failures in their predictions or infor mation gath-
ering equipment. There is no substitute for a
strong understanding of what action to tak e
when the w eather takes a tur n for the wor se.
Many marinas fly w eather signals. Y ou should
learn to recognize these signals and monitor
your local weather forecasts before lea ving port.
The present and forecasted w eather conditions
are of primar y consideration, but a threat of
possible storms should alw ays be a concer n.
Obser vance of the following infor mation will
help in your safety afloat if stor ms do occur :
• Keep a watch on the horizon for approaching
storm indicator s.
• Turn radio ON. Dial in local w eather station
and monitor forecast. If your boat has a VHF
radio, check the w eather channels.
• The best possible situation is to retur n to a
safe por t if time allows.
• Close and secure all por tals and hatches.
Stow all loose gear below deck and tie down
any gear required to remain on deck.
• Reduce speed as the seas build. Mak e sure
all passenger s are w earing their PFDs.
• If you lose pow er, keep the boat headed into
the waves by rigging a sea anchor off the
bow (Figure 7.3) . If there is no sea anchor
on board, use a can vas bucket or any object
that will offer resistance.
• Radar reflectors (if installed on your boat)
should be 18 inches diagonally and placed
12 feet abo ve the waterline.
FOG
Fog is a result of either w arm surface or cold
surface conditions. Y ou can judge the lik elihood
of fog for mation by periodically measuring the
air temperature and de w point temperature. If
the spread (difference) betw een these two tem-
peratures is small, you lik ely will incur a fog
situation. Remember the following guidelines:
• Turn on running lights.
• As fog sets in, tak e bearings and mar k your
position on the char t while continuing to log
your course and speed.
• Make sure all per sons aboard are w earing
their PFDs.
• If your boat has depth finding equipment,
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FIGURE 7.3 SEA ANCHOR
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