BOATING SAFETY
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ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION FOR CORRECT AIR MOVEMENT
THROUGH BOAT!
Have a suspected CO victim deeply breathe fresh air and immediately seek
medical attention.
Foreign Species
If you trailer your boat from lake to lake, you may unknowingly introduce a
foreign aquatic species from one lake to the next. Thoroughly clean the bottom of
the boat, below the water line, remove all weeds and algae, and drain the bilge,
ballast, and livewells before launching the boat in a new body of water. Check
local, state, country agency (ies) as to laws and regulations.
Fuel/Oil Spillage
WARNING
Fire or explosion hazard exists from fumes accumulating from rags being
stored in bilge area. DO NOT store rags used to wipe up fuel or solvent spills
in the boat. Dispose of rags properly ashore.
The spilling of fuel or oil into our waterways contaminates the environment
and is dangerous to wildlife. DO NOT EVER discharge or dispose of fuel, oil or
other chemicals into the water; it is prohibited and you can be fined. These are
three common, accidental types of discharge:
• During initial fueling of a nearly empty tank
• Overfilling the fuel tanks
• Pumping contaminated bilge water
Discharge/Disposal of Waste
Waste means all forms of garbage, plastics, recyclables, food, wood, deter-
gents, sewerage and even fish parts in certain waters—in short, nearly everything.
We recommend you bring back everything you take out with you for proper
disposal ashore.
Blockage of boat exhausts
by obstruction.
Operating at slow speed or while
dead in the water.
Operating with high bow angle.
Exhausts from other vessels in
confined areas.
Operating with canvas tops and side
curtains in place without ventilation.
Exhausts traveling along obstruction.
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