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XV. SAFETY EQUIPMENT
The list of mandatory safety equipment is not harmonised between EEC Member States. It is
important that you find out about current national rules and regulations concerning CE-marked
vessels.
In France, the skipper is responsible for ensuring that leisure craft bearing the CE mark have onboard
all the safety and security equipment for the relevant sailing category.
Your boat is fitted with a storage space used to stow a life raft; read the life raft’s user guide carefully.
The crew must be familiar with how to use or operate all onboard safety equipment (harness, flare,
life raft, etc.). Regular training sessions are provided at sailing clubs and schools.
XVI. HANDLING, TRANSPORT, HAUL OUT
During craning operations, make sure that the slings are correctly positioned and that they do not
foul the propeller, the sail-drive or a fragile transducer.
Lifting gantries should be sufficiently wide or fitted with spreaders to avoid exerting excessive
lateral pressure on the rubbing strakes.
Make sure the slings do not foul the lifelines. When transporting or during haul out, the keel should
be resting on its support and taking most of the boat’s weight.
Cradle pads must be placed in contact with structural elements and should exert only enough
pressure to ensure the boat’s correct balance.
Take advantage of haul outs to inspect the propeller, rudder, thru-hull fittings and transducers.
CAUTION!
The aft lifting point is located near the engine’s sail-drive.
Operations involving masting, demasting and rigging adjustments must be carried out by
professionals who will apply the mast manufacturer’s directives regarding the assembly,
maintenance and various adjustment settings specific to this boat.
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