Axis T22 - General Boating Safety Topics; Safe Speed & Operator Visibility

Arearviewmirrorishelpfulifyouareallowedtotowwithoutanobserverinyourstate.
• Avoidlettingtowlinesormooringlineswraparoundanyone’sbodyparts/limbs.Doingso
couldallowbodyparts/limbstobecomeentangledinthelineandcouldcausesignicant
injury,suchasamputations.
• Keeptrackoftowlinesanddocklinessothattheydonotbecomeentangledinthepropeller.
Atowlinewillwrapquicklyaroundaspinningpropellerandiscapableofimmobilizingthe
boatanddraggingapersonentangledinthetowlineunderwaterorcausingamputations.
Shutotheengineifatowlinehaspotentialforwrappinginthepropeller.
• Thetowerisdesignedtopullasingleindividual.Pleaseconsulttheremainderofthismanual
and/orwarninglabelsonthetowerfordetails.DONOTclimb,siton,standonorjump/diveo
ofthetower.Towlinemaylooponinvertedtricks.DONOTsitbehindthepullingpointofthe
tower.
• NEVERallowanytypeofsparkoropenameonboard.Itmayresultinreorexplosion.
• Avoidgroundingtheboat:Befamiliarwithlocalconditionsandwaterdepth.Ifyouare
uncertain,thenproceedslowlywithcaution.Suddengroundingsfromplaningspeedsmay
causerapiddecelerationsandcauseoccupantstoimpacttheboatand/ortobeejectedfrom
theboat.Boatdamagemayalsooccur.
• Alwayswatchforlowobstaclessuchastreelimbs,bridgesorpowerlines,especiallyinboats
withtowtowers.
• Seekshelterfromopenwaterifthereisthreatoflightningorsevereweather.
• NEVERdivefromtheboatwithoutbeingabsolutelysureofthedepthofthewater.Severe
injuryordeathmayoccurfromstrikingthebottomorsubmergedobjects.Strikingthebottom
orasubmergedobjectwhiledivingheadrstcancauseparalysis,headinjuryordeath.
• Provideassistancetootherboatersindistresswhileensuringthesafetyofyourown
passengers.
• Whenyouleavetheboat,takethekeyswithyou.Thiswillkeepuntrainedandunauthorized
personsfromoperatingtheboat.(Thiswillnotbeapplicableonsomekeyless
ignitionsystems.)
Failure to follow these precautions may result in
severe injury or death to you and/or others.
The operator shall:
• Visuallyinspecttheenginecompartmentandventilateafterrefueling.
• Inspectfuelsystemregularly.Examinefueltanks,hosesandttingsforleaks
orcorrosionatleastannuallybecauseleakingfuelisareandexplosion
hazard.
• Neverremoveormodifycomponentsofthefuelsysteminanywayexceptformaintenanceby
qualiedpersonnel.Tamperingwithfuelcomponentsmaycauseahazardousconditionwhich
couldleadtoareorexplosion.
• Neveroverrideormodifytheengineneutralstartingsafetyswitchinanyway.Yourboat
engineshouldnotstartingear.Ifitdoes,donotusetheboatuntilthissafetyfeatureisxed
byanauthorizeddealer.
• Beawarethatbatteriesgeneratesmallamountsofdangeroushydrogengaswhencharging.
Thisgasishighlyexplosive.Keepallsparks,amesandsmokingwellawayfromthearea.
Failuretofollowinstructionswhenchargingabatterymaycauseanexplosionofthebattery
ortheatmospherenearthebattery,whichcouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
• Keeptheengineowhenevertheenginebox/cover/hatchisopen.Theenginebox/cover/
hatchservesasamachineryguard.Clothingorbodypartscangetcaughtinmovingparts,
causingdeathorseriousinjury.Keepawayfrommovingparts.
• Notreplaceyourboat’smarinepartswithautomotivepartsorpartsthatwerenotdesigned
foryourboat.
• Beawarethatbatteryelectrolyteuidisdangerous.Itcontainssulfuricacid,whichis
poisonous,corrosiveandcaustic.Ifelectrolyteuidisspilledorplacedonanypartofthe
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