Axis A20 - General Safety and Owner Responsibilities

embracing safety
 Throughoutthismanualspecicprecautionsandsymbolsidentifysafety-related
information.YouwillndDANGER, CAUTION, WARNING, NOTICEandSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
symbolswhichrequirespecialattention.Pleasereadthemcarefullyandfollowthese
precautionsasindicated!Theywillexplainhowtoavoidhazardsthatmayendangeryou,your
passengers,towedparticipants,andotherboaters.PLEASE REVIEW ALL SAFETY INFORMATION.
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate
injury.
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to physical injury.
Safety instructions (or equivalent) signs indicate specic safety-related
instructions or procedures.
Make sure you understand all of the operating instructions prior to attempting to operate
this boat.Boating-relatedaccidentsaregenerallycausedbytheoperator’sfailuretofollow
basicsafetyrulesorwrittenprecautions.Mostaccidentscanbeavoidedif
theoperatoriscompletelyfamiliarwiththeboatanditsoperation,follows
recommendedpractices,andisabletorecognizeandavoidpotentially
hazardoussituations.
Past accident data shows that most fatalities involve actions which cause
falls or ejections overboard, mishaps with towed persons, propeller strikes,
collisions, and carbon monoxide exposure. Past accident data shows that
most injuries are associated with collisions, mishaps with towed persons,
falls or ejections overboard, being struck by the propeller, and res and
explosions. Theseincidentsaremostlycausedbyoperatorinattention,
operatorinexperience,recklessoperation,alcohol/druguse,excessivespeed,
passengerortowedpersonbehavior,andviolationofnavigationrules.
Failure to observe the safety recommendations contained in this manual
may result in severe personal injury or death to you or to others. Usecautionandcommonsense
whenoperatingyourboat.Don’ttakeunnecessarychances!Basicsafetyrulesareoutlinedinthis
sectionofthemanual.
signal words
and symbols
used
in this manual
basic
safety
rules
Axis
Owners
Manual
2019
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