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The popularity of boating and other w ater sports
has undergone an explosion of growth in the
past few years. Because of this, safety is an
important issue for e veryone who shares our
waterways.
Your safety, the safety of your passenger s and
the safety of other boater s are among your
responsibilities as operator of this boat. Y our
boat must be in compliance with U.S. Coast
Guard safety equipment regulations. Y ou should
know how to react cor rectly to adver se weather
conditions, have good na vigation skills and fol-
low the “Rules of the Road” as defined b y the
Coast Guard and state/county/local regulations.
Before each outing you should check all safety
equipment such as bilge pumps, fire extinguish-
ers, personal flotation de vices, flares, distress
flags, flashlights, ignition inter rupter switch, etc.
They should be operable, readily visible and
easily accessible.
Complete a float plan and tell someone of your
travel plans. Check local w eather reports before
casting off. Do not lea ve the dock area when
strong winds and electric stor ms are in the area
or predicted to be in the area. A sample float
plan is at the end of Section 1.
ADVISORY STATEMENTS
Advisor y statements fore warn conditions that
affect equipment operation, maintenance and
servicing practices, and the y have two levels:
NOTE: Signals a general advisor y statement
that clarifies or highlights a par ticular section of
text.
IMPORTANT: Used to signal the possibility of
damage to equipment or associated compo-
nents.
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
Safety is an impor tant issue for e veryone who
shares in the use of our w aterways. Throughout
this manual, specific precautions and symbols
identify safety related infor mation.
The Safety Aler t Symbol means pa y
attention! Your safety is in volved. Not fol-
lowing the recommendations contained
in any of these statements ma y result in
proper ty damage, per sonal injury or
death.
The precautions listed in this manual are not all-
inclusive. If a procedure, method, tool or par t is
not specifically recommended, you must satisfy
yourself that it is safe for you and other s and
that your boat will not be damaged or made
unsafe as a result of your decision. REMEMBER
ALWAYS USE COMMON SENSE WHEN BOA TING!
SAFE BOATING
RECOMMENDATIONS
Boating safety and the safety of your passen-
gers is Y OUR responsibility . You should fully
understand all of the following safety precau-
tions before you launch your boat.
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Boating Safety – 2
This symbol and signal word indicate a
potentially hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, CAN cause SERIOUS
injury, death or substantial property
damage if the warning is ignored.
WARNING
!
This symbol and signal word indicate a
potentially hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, WILL or CAN cause
minor or moderate personal injury or
property damage if the warning is
ignored.
CAUTION
!
This symbol and signal word indicate
an immediate hazard, which if not
avoided, WILL result in SERIOUS per-
sonal injury or death.
DANGER
!
!
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