Hunter 50 - The Manual Packet; Your Responsibilities

H
unter
50
• Introductio
n
1.
2
1.1 The manual
p
acke
t
This operator
’
s manual, alon
g
with
y
our owner's packet,
has been compiled to help
y
ou to operate
y
our boat with
s
afet
y
and pleasure. The
O
wner's /
O
perator's Manual
:
D
escribes basic sa
f
et
y
in
f
ormation
;
D
escribes some of the features of
y
our boat;
D
escribes the equipment on
y
our boat
;
C
ontains
f
undamentals o
f
the use o
f
that equipment;
C
ontains fundamentals of the use of
y
our boat
.
H
owever, please note that the information in this
manual onl
y
summarizes more detailed informa-
tion in the equipment manuals. The summaries are
intended to be a convenient reference for dail
y
use
.
O
EM manuals take
p
recedence over the infor-
m
a
ti
o
n in th
e
m
a
n
ufac
t
u
r
es
docu
m
e
nt
s
.
This information does not
g
ive
y
ou a course in boatin
g
s
a
f
et
y
, or how to navi
g
ate, anchor, or dock
y
our boat.
O
peratin
g
a boat, sail or power, requires more skills,
k
now
l
e
dg
e an
d
awareness t
h
an
i
s necessar
y
to operate
a
ca
r
o
r tr
uc
k.
1.2 Your Res
p
onsibilities
P
lease keep this manual in a dr
y
and secure but
rea
dily
access
ibl
e p
l
ace an
d
l
eave
i
t on t
h
e
b
oat
a
t
a
ll tim
es
! M
a
k
e
su
r
e
t
o
h
a
n
d
o
v
e
r thi
s
m
a
n
ua
l
to the new owner if
y
ou decide to sell the boat
.
I
f
this is
y
our
f
irst boat o
f
this t
y
pe or
y
ou are chan
g
-
in
g
to a new boat
y
ou are not familiar with, please
i
nsure t
h
at
y
ou o
b
ta
i
n
h
an
dli
n
g
an
d
operat
i
n
g
expe-
rience be
f
ore assumin
g
command. For
y
our sa
f
e-
t
y
, and the safet
y
of
y
our passen
g
ers
y
ou must
:
Take a course in Boatin
g
S
a
f
et
y;
Get instruction, or aide in the safe and proper han-
dlin
g
of
y
our boat;
Familiarize
y
oursel
f
and
y
our passen
g
ers o
f
the loca-
tions, and use o
f
all sa
f
et
y
, and essential operatin
g
e
qu
i
pment
.
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U
nderstand and follow the rules of the road
;
Learn how to navi
g
ate a boat in the proper sea, and
weat
h
er con
di
t
i
ons;
R
e
g
ister
y
our boat, contact state boatin
g
authorities,
or the marine dealer
f
or the re
g
istration requirem
e
nt
s.
Boatin
g
Safet
y
courses provide owners and operators
with the opportunit
y
to
g
ain knowled
g
e and experience
in a variet
y
of skills
:
N
avi
g
atio
n
S
eamanship and boat handlin
g
Ru
l
es
o
f th
e
R
oad
Knowled
g
e of federal, state, and local re
g
ulations
W
eather predictio
n
S
a
f
et
y
at sea
S
urvival in bad weather
R
espect for others on the water
Fi
r
s
t
aid
Rad
i
o
co
mm
u
ni
ca
ti
on
D
istress si
g
nals
R
enderin
g
assistance to others
U
se of lifesavin
g
equipmen
t
Po
ll
u
ti
o
n
co
ntr
o
l
Knowled
g
e o
f
the boat and its s
y
stems
S
eaworthiness
L
eav
i
n
g
or approac
hi
n
g
a
d
oc
k
moor
i
n
g
A
nc
h
or
i
n
g
an
d
we
ighi
n
g
anc
h
or
Beachin
g
the boat and shallow water operations
Towin
g
and bein
g
towe
d
H
andlin
g
moorin
g
lines and t
y
in
g
u
p
P
rocedures for emer
g
encies includin
g
fire, floodin
g
,
c
ollision, and medical emer
g
encies, etc
.
Even when
y
our boat is cate
g
orized for them, the sea
an
d
w
i
n
d
con
di
t
i
ons correspon
di
n
g
to t
h
e
d
es
ig
n cat-
eg
ories A, B, or
C
(
see the desi
g
n cate
g
or
y
example at
the end of this section.
)
can ran
g
e from stron
g
g
ale to
s
evere conditions where onl
y
a competent, fit and trained
c
rew handlin
g
a well maintained boat can sa
f
el
y
operate
.
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