• Swim to rescue a drowning victim only as a last resort.
• Immediate resuscitation is critical! It may be possible to revive a drowning
victim who has been under water for some time and shows no sign of life. Start
CPRimmediatelyandgetthevictimtoahospitalasquicklyaspossible.
• Keep the victim warm.
• Use care in handling. Spinal injury may exist if the victim fell overboard.
• Callandsignalforhelp.
an
d signal for help.
In an emergency, you may be far from professional medical assistance. Be
preparedandknowhowtouseyourrstaidkit.Beawareofanyspecialmedical
conditions of your passengers.
If you experience a propulsion, electrical, steering or control failure,
immediatelyshutotheengine.Ifitissafetodosoandyouarequalied,then
try to determine the cause of the failure and repair. Otherwise, call or signal for
assistance. Anchor the boat if drifting will put you and others in danger.
Towing or being towed stresses the boats, hardware
and lines. Failure of any part can seriously injure
people or damage the boat.
A recreational boat towing another should be a last resort due to the potential for damaging
oneorbothboats.TheCoastGuardoraprivatesalvagecompanyisbetterequippedforthis
activity. A recreational boat may assist by standing by, and possibly by keeping
the disabled boat’s bow at a proper angle until help arrives. Only when conditions
are ideal—that is, waters are calm, the disabled boat is small, appropriate
hardware is available, and one or both skippers know the correct technique—
should a recreational boat tow another.
Towing Vessel
• Be sure your boat will not run aground too.
• Because you are maneuverable and the grounded boat is not, you should
pass the towline to the grounded boat.
• Select an appropriately strong tow line. Use double-braided or braid-on-
braid line. Never use three-strand twisted nylon; it has too much elasticity
drowning
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