Hunter 50 - Page 57

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.1
1
R
educe
y
our speed. Keep enou
g
h power to head
into the waves at an an
g
le. Avoid takin
g
waves over the
bow. If wind and waves come from astern, ad
j
ust
y
our
power to keep waves over the stern.
P
os
i
t
i
on passen
g
ers so t
h
at t
h
e we
igh
t w
ill
b
est
k
eep
the boat stable. It is advisable
f
or passen
g
ers to keep
wei
g
ht low and as close as possible to the centerline o
f
t
he
boa
t.
D
rop a sea anchor over the stern to maintain the bow
into the seas. If
y
ou do not have a sea anchor aboard,
use a canvas bucket, tackle box, or other ob
j
ect that will
w
o
rk lik
e
a
n
a
n
c
h
o
r.
R
adar re
f
lectors, i
f
installed on
y
our boat, should be
18 inches dia
g
onall
y
. The
y
should be placed 12
f
eet
above the waterline.
O
therwise, a boat with radar ma
y
have trouble
“
seein
g
”
y
our boat.
WARNING
! !
Never attach tow line to deck cleat or anchor wind-
l
ass. Cleat or windlass ma
y
pull free from deck and
c
ause ser
i
ous persona
l
i
n
j
ur
y
or propert
y
d
ama
g
e.
4
.3.2 Fo
g
You can
j
ud
g
e the likelihood o
f
f
o
g
f
ormation b
y
peri-
o
dicall
y
measurin
g
the air temperature and the dew point
temperature. If the difference between these two tem-
peratures is small,
f
o
g
is likel
y
to develop.
F
o
ggy
con
di
t
i
ons
i
nc
l
u
d
e m
i
st, snowstorm, or
h
eav
y
r
a
in.
Avoid operation in such weather, especiall
y
if
y
our boat is
not e
q
u
ipp
e
d
w
i
t
h
ra
d
ar or ot
h
er
4
.3.3 Remember these
g
uidelines
:
U
nless
y
our boat is well equipped with charts, head
for shore at the first si
g
n of fo
g
and wait until conditions
improve. If
y
ou have charts on board, take bearin
g
s as
f
o
g
sets in, mark
y
our position, and continue to lo
g
y
our
c
ourse and speed.
M
ake sure all persons on board have put on their per-
sonal flotation devices
(
PFDs
)
. If
y
our boat has sound-
i
n
g
equ
i
pment, ta
k
e soun
di
n
g
s re
g
u
l
ar
ly
an
d
matc
h
them with known depths on
y
our charts.
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S
tation a person
f
orward in the boat as a lookout
.
R
e
d
uce
y
our spee
d
.
F
rom t
i
me to t
i
me, stop en
gi
nes
and listen
f
or other
f
o
g
si
g
nals
.
S
ound the horn or bell at approximatel
y
2 minute
int
e
rv
a
l
s
.
If there is an
y
doubt about continuin
g
y
our excursion,
anchor. Listen
f
or other
f
o
g
si
g
nals while continuin
g
to
sound
y
our
f
o
g
horn
.
4
.3.4 Dru
g
s and Alcoho
l
D
ru
g
s and alcohol a
ff
ect a person’s abilit
y
to make sound
j
u
dg
ments an
d
react qu
i
c
kly
.
A
s a respons
ibl
e
b
oater,
y
ou
will re
f
rain
f
rom usin
g
dru
g
s or alcohol
(
sin
g
l
y
or com-
bined
)
while operatin
g
y
our boat.
O
peration o
f
motorized
vessels while under the influence carries a si
g
nificant
penalt
y
. Dru
g
s and alcohol decrease
y
our reaction time,
impair
y
our
j
ud
g
ment, and inhibit
y
our abilit
y
to sa
f
el
y
o
perate
y
our
b
oat.
4
.3.5 Collision
I
f
a serious collision occurs,
f
irst check the persons on
board
f
or in
j
uries. Then inspect the boat to determine the
e
xtent of the dama
g
e.
P
repare to help the other cra
f
t unless
y
our boat or its pas-
sen
g
ers are
i
n
d
an
g
er.
P
repare to help the other cra
f
t i
f
y
our bow penetrated the
o
t
h
er
b
oat or
i
ts passen
g
ers are
i
n
d
an
g
er.
I
f
the bow o
f
the other boat penetrated
y
our boat’s hull,
prepare to plu
g
the fracture once the boats are sepa-
r
ate
.
4
.3.6 Runnin
g
A
g
round
I
f
y
our boat runs a
g
round, check ever
y
one
f
or in
j
ur
y
and inspect dama
g
e to the boat or propellers. If li
g
htl
y
g
rounded, shi
f
t wei
g
ht o
f
passen
g
ers or
g
ear to heel the
boat while reversin
g
en
g
ines. I
f
towin
g
becomes neces-
sar
y
,
d
o not attac
h
tow
li
ne to
d
ec
k
c
l
eats.
Th
ese are not
desi
g
ned to take
f
ull load o
f
the boat. We recommend
usin
g
a commercial towin
g
service.
4
.3.7 Swam
p
ed or Ca
p
sized Boa
t
If
y
our boat becomes swamped or capsized, put on a
P
FD immediatel
y
and set o
ff
a distress si
g
nal.
C
hances
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