Hunter 50 - Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs); Carbon Monoxide Hazards and Prevention

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
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t h
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k
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ommonl
y
used spare parts
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istress si
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nal kit
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ockin
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g
ine and accessor
y
manuals
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xtr
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ht & extra batteries
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anuall
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p
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avi
g
ational charts
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wner’s Manual
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eplacement bulbs
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ad
i
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are fuel and oil filters
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oo
l ki
t
*Provided in Loose Gear Kit
(
US Boats onl
y)
4
.1.7 Personal Flotation Devices
(
PFDs
)
There must be one United
S
tates
C
oast
G
uard approved
wearable personal
f
lotation device o
f
T
y
pe I, II, or III
f
or
e
ac
h
person on
b
oar
d
y
our
b
oat.
Th
e
PFD
s must
b
e
i
n
serviceable condition and readil
y
accessible. A minimum
of
three PFDs
(
two wearable and one throwable
)
is
required re
g
ardless of the number of persons on board.
(
A
)
PFD T
y
pe I, Wearable:
This o
ff
shore li
f
e
j
acket has the
g
reatest buo
y
anc
y
. It is
eff
ective
f
or all waters where rescue ma
y
be dela
y
ed. Its
desi
g
n allows for turnin
g
most unconscious persons in
the water
f
rom
f
ace down position to a vertical or
f
ace-up
position.
(
B
)
PFD T
y
pe II, Wearable
:
Thi
s near-s
h
ore
b
uo
y
ant vest prov
id
es
l
ess
b
uo
y
anc
y
than a T
y
pe I PFD. It is intended
f
or calm inland waters
o
r waters where there is a chance o
f
quick rescue. It turns
its wearer to a face-up position as does the T
y
pe I PFD,
but the turnin
g
action is not as pronounced as the T
y
pe
I, and it will not turn as man
y
persons under the same
c
on
di
t
i
ons as a
Ty
pe
I
.
(
C
)
PFD T
y
pe III, Wearable
:
C
lassi
f
ied as a
f
lotation aid, this PFD allows wearers
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
to place themselves in a vertical or
f
ace-up position in
the water. T
y
pe III PFD has the same minimum buo
y
-
anc
y
as a
Ty
pe
II
PFD
.
I
t
h
as
li
tt
l
e or no turn
i
n
g
a
bili
t
y
.
People participatin
g
in water sports o
f
ten pre
f
er this PFD
because it is intended
f
or use in waters where quick res-
c
ue is possible and it is
g
enerall
y
the most comfortable
fo
r
co
ntin
uous
w
ea
r.
(
D
)
PFD T
y
pe IV, Throwable
:
Y
ou
m
us
t
a
l
so
h
a
v
e
aboa
r
d
a
t l
eas
t
o
n
e
thr
o
w
ab
l
e
PFD
Ty
pe
IV
d
ev
i
ce.
Th
e
Ty
pe
IV
d
ev
i
ce can
b
e t
h
rown to a
p
erson in the water and held b
y
the user until rescued.
The desi
g
n does not allow it to be worn. The most com-
m
on
Ty
pe
IV
PFD
are
b
uo
y
ant cus
hi
ons or r
i
n
g
b
uo
y
s.
This PFD must be immediatel
y
available
f
or use and in
se
rvi
ceab
l
e
co
n
d
iti
o
n.
4
.2 Carbon Monoxide Hazard
(See enclosed brochure concerning Carbon Monoxide poison-
ing and preventing)
A
s all responsible
y
achtsmen know, there are unseen
dan
g
ers when boatin
g
.
O
ne dan
g
er is serious enou
g
h
that we feel the need to specificall
y
brin
g
it to
y
our
attention. It is odorless
,
colorless
,
and tasteless
,
but
ca
n
be
h
a
rmf
u
l
o
r f
a
t
a
l if inh
a
l
ed
. It
s
n
a
m
e
i
s
C
ARB
O
N
MO
NIXIDE
(
C
O)
4
.2.1 Carbon Monoxide Safet
y
This section is intended to provide educational in
f
orma-
ti
o
n
abou
t
ca
r
bo
n m
o
n
o
xi
de
r
e
l
a
tiv
e
t
o
boa
t
s
a
n
d
boa
t-
in
g
. Carbon Monoxide accumulation is affected b
y
boat
g
eometr
y
, hatch, window, and door openin
g
s, ventilation
openin
g
s, proximit
y
to other structures and boats, wind
di
rect
i
on,
b
oat s
p
ee
d
,
b
oat ma
i
ntenance, an
d
a mu
l
t
i
-
tude o
f
other variables. This section discusses man
y
o
f
th
ese
a
n
d
e
n
ab
l
es
th
e
boa
t
o
wn
e
r t
o
be
tt
e
r
u
n
de
r
s
t
a
n
d
all conceivable variables. Therefore, the boat owner is
c
autioned not to exclusivel
y
rel
y
on it to prevent the accu-
mu
l
a
ti
o
n
o
f
Ca
r
bo
n M
o
n
o
xi
de
.
4
.2.2 What is Carbon Monoxide?
C
arbon Monoxide is a hi
g
hl
y
poisonous
g
as formed b
y
the
c
ombination o
f
carbon and ox
yg
en.
C
ommonl
y
re
f
erred
to as C
O
, its chemical formula is C for carbon and
O
for
ox
yg
en. C
O
is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless
g
as
that, b
y
itsel
f
, cannot be detected b
y
human senses.
CO