Hunter 50 - Fire

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.1
2
are
g
ood a capsized boat will sta
y
a
f
loat. For this reason,
sta
y
with the boat. Do not leave the boat or tr
y
to swim
to s
h
ore exce
p
t un
d
er extreme con
di
t
i
ons.
A
ca
p
s
i
ze
d
boat is easier to see than a swimmer, and shore ma
y
be
f
urther awa
y
than it appears.
4
.3.8 Fallin
g
Overboard
O
ne o
f
the most
f
ri
g
htenin
g
emer
g
encies that can occur
aboard a boat is a crew member or
y
ourself fallin
g
over-
board. Althou
g
h
“
man overboard” or
“
M
O
B” drills have
been a part o
f
boatin
g
sa
f
et
y
f
or decades, the
y
have been
l
ar
g
e
ly
over
l
oo
k
e
d
by
man
y
respons
ibl
e
b
oat owners.
J
ust as important as acquirin
g
the knowled
g
e to rescue a
person is the abilit
y
to help
y
ourself if
y
ou are the person
o
verboard. Be sure and re
f
er to
y
our
“C
hapman Pilotin
g
”,
“S
eamanship and Boat Handlin
g
” manual supplied with
y
our new boat. It is packed with useful and essential
sa
f
et
y
and emer
g
enc
y
procedures to ensure
y
ou have a
sa
f
e and happ
y
boatin
g
experience.
We have the utmost interest in
y
our sa
f
et
y
. There
f
ore, we
have provided a means o
f
re-boardin
g
the boat should
y
ou or a crew member fall overboard.
O
n the transom,
we have added steps to aid
y
ou in re-boardin
g
. I
f
y
our
boat is equipped with a swim plat
f
orm, there is a ladder
attached to the platform which extends into the water.
4
.3.9 H
y
pothermi
a
I
f
a person
f
alls overboard, h
y
pothermia ma
y
be an
immediate concern. H
y
pothermia means a person’s bod
y
loses heat to the water faster than the bod
y
can replace
it. I
f
not rescued, the person will become exhausted and
likel
y
drown. In
g
eneral, the colder the water, the shorter
th
e
tim
e
f
o
r
su
rviv
a
l. PFD
s
will in
c
r
ease
su
rviv
a
l tim
e
because the
y
provide insulation.
Wa
t
e
r
T
em
p
eratur
e
E
xh
aus
ti
o
n
o
r
U
n
co
n-
sc
i
ous
n
ess
E
xpected Time o
f
S
urvival
3
2.
5
U
nder 1
5
mi
n
U
nder 1
5
to 4
5
mi
n
3
2.
5
– 4
0
1
5
–
30
mi
n
30
–
90
mi
n
4
0
–
50
30
–
60
mi
n
1
–
3
hr
s
50
–
60
1
–
2
hr
s
2
– 4 hr
s
60
– 7
0
2
–
3
hr
s
2
– 4 hr
s
7
0
–
80
3
–
12
hr
s
3
hr
s
– in
def
init
e
O
v
e
r
80
In
def
init
e
In
def
init
e
4
.4 Fir
e
DA NG ER
! !
A fire aboard
y
our boat is serious. Explosion is pos-
sible. Respond immediatel
y
. Develop a fire response
pl
an
.
4
.4.1 Fir
e
E
ver
y
boater should develop a
f
ire response plan to
determine what kind o
f
f
ire
(f
uel, electrical, etc.
)
mi
g
ht
b
rea
k
out, w
h
ere
i
t m
igh
t
b
rea
k
out, an
d
t
h
e
b
est wa
y
to
react. Havin
g
a plan and, is possible, assi
g
nin
g
responsi-
bilities to others results in quicker decisions and quicker
r
eac
t
io
n
s
.
Important: Everyone on board should know where a fire extin-
guisher is and how to operate it.
An
y
f
ire requires stoppin
g
the en
g
ines immediatel
y
.
I
f
the
f
ire is in the en
g
ine compartment, shut o
ff
the bil
g
e
blower immediatel
y
. Do not open the hatch to the en
g
ine
c
ompartment. The fire will flare up as the fresh air suppl
y
increases suddenl
y.
Kee
p
the fire downwind if
p
ossible. If the fire is aft, head
int
o
th
e
win
d
.
H
ave all persons on board put on their personal flotation
devices
(
PFDs
)
.