Hunter 50 - Safety Equipment

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.
3
Keep an e
y
e on the weather. Be aware of possible
ch
an
gi
n
g
con
di
t
i
ons
by
c
h
ec
ki
n
g
a
l
oca
l
weat
h
er report
be
f
ore
y
our departure. Monitor stron
g
winds and electri-
c
al storms closel
y
.
Alwa
y
s keep accurate, updated charts o
f
the area on
board
y
our boat
.
Be
f
ore
y
ou leave the port or harbor,
f
ile a
f
loat plan
with a
f
amil
y
member, relative,
f
riend, or other respon-
s
ibl
e
p
erson as
h
ore
.
Alwa
y
s operate
y
our boat with care, courtes
y
, and
co
mm
o
n
se
n
se.
Instruct at least one other passen
g
er aboard in the
o
perat
i
n
g
proce
d
ures
i
n
h
an
dli
n
g
y
our
b
oat.
Thi
s per-
son can take over i
f
y
ou unexpectedl
y
become unable
t
o
do
so.
D
o not allow passen
g
ers to ride on parts o
f
y
our boat
o
ther than desi
g
nated seatin
g
areas.
Ask all passen
g
ers to remain seated while the boat is
in m
o
ti
o
n.
D
o not use the swim plat
f
orm or boardin
g
ladder while
e
n
g
ines are runnin
g
.
U
nderstand and obe
y
the
“
Rules o
f
the Road.”
Alwa
y
s maintain complete control o
f
y
our boat.
D
o not overload or improperl
y
load
y
our boat.
4
.1.2 Safe Boatin
g
Course
s
Your local U.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard Auxiliar
y
and the U.
S
. Power
S
quadrons offer comprehensive safe boatin
g
classes
several times a
y
ear. You ma
y
contact the Boat
/
U.
S
.
Foundation at 1-800-335-B
O
AT
(
2628
)
, or in Vir
g
inia 1-
8
00-245-B
O
AT
(
2628
)
. For a course schedule in
y
our
area,
y
ou ma
y
also contact
y
our local U.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard
Auxiliar
y
or Power
S
quadron Flotilla
f
or the time and
place of their next scheduled classes
.
4
.1.3 Voluntar
y
Inspection
s
S
tate boatin
g
o
ff
icials in man
y
states or the U.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard Auxiliar
y
o
ff
er courtes
y
inspections to check out
y
our craft. The
y
check
y
our boat for compliance with
sa
f
et
y
standards and required sa
f
et
y
equipment. You
ma
y
voluntaril
y
consent to one o
f
these inspections and
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are allowed time to make correction without prosecution.
C
heck with the appropriate state a
g
enc
y
or the Coast
G
uard Auxiliar
y
f
or details.
4
.1.4 Rules of the Road
Navi
g
atin
g
a boat is much the same as drivin
g
an automo-
bile.
O
peratin
g
either one responsibl
y
means compl
y
in
g
with a set o
f
rules intended to prevent accidents. Just as
y
ou assume other car drivers know what the
y
are doin
g
,
o
t
h
er
b
oaters assume
y
ou
k
now w
h
at
y
ou are
d
o
i
n
g.
As a responsible
y
achtsman,
y
ou will compl
y
with the
“
Rules of the Road”, the marine traffic laws enforced
b
y
the U.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard. There are two sets o
f
rules:
The United
S
tates Inland Navi
g
ational Rules and the
International Rules. The United States Inland Rules
appl
y
to all vessels inside the demarcation line separat-
in
g
inland and international waters. The
C
oast
G
uard
p
ublishes the “Rules of the Road” in its
p
ublication
“
Navi
g
ational Rules, International-Inland.” You can
g
et
a cop
y
f
rom
y
our local U.
S
.
C
oast
y
G
uard Unit or the
U
nited States Coast Guard Head
q
uarters, 1300 E Street
NW, Washin
g
ton, D.
C
. 20226.
4
.1.5 Safet
y
Equipmen
t
Important: Federal law requires you, the owner, to provide and
maintain safety equipment on your boat. Consult your Coast
Guard, state, and local regulations, to ensure your boat has all
required safety equipment on board. Additional equipment may
be recommended for your safety and that of your passengers.
Make yourself aware of its availability and use.
We have provided the followin
g
safet
y
equipment in
y
our
Loose
G
ear Kit
(
Does not appl
y
to UK boats
):
(
3
)
Fire Extin
g
uishers
(
2
)
S
tainless Anchor
S
hackles
(
1
)
250’ N
y
lon Anchor Lin
e
(
1
)
20’ Galvanized Chai
n
(
6
)
Adult Form Li
f
e Vests
(
PID
)
(
1
)
White Form
C
ushio
n
(
1
)
United States Coast Guard Pamphle
t
(
1
)
Ancho
r
(
1
)
Air Hor
n
4
.1.6. Additional E
q
ui
p
men
t
Y
ou s
h
ou
ld
cons
id
er
h
av
i
n
g
a
ddi
t
i
ona
l
equ
i
pment on
board to help make
y
our boatin
g
experience sa
f
er and
more en
j
o
y
able.
S
ome examples include the
f
ollowin
g:
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