Axis A20 - Owner Responsibility and Boating Education; Important Safety Information

humanbody,immediatelyushtheareawithlargeamountsofcleanwaterandimmediately
seekmedicalattention.
• CheckthetightnessofthetowerboltsBEFOREeachuse.Ifatowercollapsesitmayresultin
injurytoboatoccupantsortowedpersons.
• Notmodifythetowbar.Thetowpylon/barisnotdesignedforverticalextensions.Any
modicationstothetowpylon/baroritsmountingsmayresultindamagetotheboatand
injurytotheuser.
• Onlylifttheboatfromapprovedliftpoints,whichareidentiedinlaterpartsofthemanual.
owner responsibility
and boating education
Your safety, the safety of your passengers, and the safety of other boaters
is dependent on how you operate and maintain your boat. As operator or
owner of this boat, you are responsible for the safety of those with and
around you while boating.
 Itistheowner’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheoperatoroftheboathasbeen
properlyinstructedinthelawfulandsafeoperationofthisvessel.Therefore,
beforeoperatingtheboat,thoroughlyreadthisowner/operatormanual.Besure
youunderstandeachitembeforeoperatingit.Improperoperationortraileringoftheboatcould
leadtoseverepersonalinjuryordeath.Improperoperationortraileringoftheboatmayalso
damagetheboat.
 Theoperatorandtheboatownerassumeallrisksforthemselves,theirguests
andanyoneinproximitytotheirboatandensurethatallpassengersunderstand
therisksandresponsibilitiesassociatedwithboating.
 Thismanualisnotintendedtoprovidecompletetrainingonallaspectsofboat
operation.Westronglyrecommendthatalloperatorsofthisboatseekadditional
trainingonboathandlingandsafety.Havealloperatorsbecomefamiliarwiththe
handlingcharacteristics,andpropersteeringandcontrolsystemusagebefore
attemptinghigh-speedoperation.
At the time of delivery, the owner/operator is responsible for:
• Understandingthewarrantytermsandconditionsofyourboat,yourengine,
andyourtrailer.
• Obtaininginsurance.
• Examiningtheboattoensuretheproperoperationofallsystems.
Before operating the boat, the owner/operator is responsible for:
• Registeringtheboatasrequiredinthejurisdictionwheretheboatisbeingoperated.
• Providingtheproper(USCG)safetyequipment,andcheckinglocal,stateandfederalagencies
astolawsandregulations(USCGcarriagerequirements).
Axis
Owners
Manual
2019
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important
safety
information
responsibilities
of
boat owners
and
operators