Hunter H18 - General Safety and Safe Operation

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nt
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• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.
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As
y
ou read
y
our owner’s manual, please note hazard
warnin
g
s which alert
y
ou to sa
f
et
y
and precautions and
unsafe conditions or operatin
g
procedures. We have
included these warnin
g
s because we are concerned
about
y
our sa
f
et
y
and the sa
f
et
y
o
f
y
our passen
g
ers.
H
azard statements
g
enerall
y
have five parts
:
1. The hazard s
y
mbol
.
2. A si
g
nal word which indicates the severit
y
o
f
the haz-
a
r
d.
3
. A concise description o
f
the hazard.
4. The results of i
g
norin
g
the hazard.
5
.
S
teps
f
or avoidin
g
the hazard
:
The three si
g
nal words which indicate the severit
y
o
f
a
hazard are dan
g
er, warnin
g
, and caution. The meanin
g
s
the
y
conve
y
are as follows
:
DANGER
! !
Calls attention to immediate hazards that will result in
severe in
j
ur
y
or death
.
WARNING
! !
I
dentifies hazards or unsafe
p
ractices that could re-
su
l
t
i
n persona
l
i
n
j
ur
y
or
d
eat
h.
CAUTION
! !
I
ndicates hazards or unsafe
p
ractices that could re-
sult in minor personal in
j
uries, propert
y
dama
g
e, o
r
c
omponent
d
ama
g
e
.
Also included in this manual are owner advisor
y
state-
ments identified as "Im
p
ortant" or "Note". Unlike the
hazard communication statements, the
y
alert
y
ou to con-
ditions a
ff
ectin
g
equipment operation, maintenance, and
serv
i
c
i
n
g
pract
i
ces.
Important: This is a general advisory statement or procedure
intended to prevent damage to the equipment or associated
component.
Note: This is a general advisory statement relating to equip-
ment operating and maintenance procedures. Its intent is to call
attention to information more important than normal text.
4
.1 Safet
y
Boatin
g
safet
y
and the safet
y
of
y
our passen
g
ers are
y
our responsibilit
y
. You should
f
ull
y
understand and
become familiar with the operatin
g
and safet
y
procedures
an
d
p
recaut
i
ons
i
n t
hi
s manua
l
an
d
t
h
e ot
h
er manua
l
s
i
n
the owner’s packet be
f
ore
y
ou launch
y
our new boat
.
4
.1.1 Safe O
p
eration
Followin
g
is
g
eneral information about safe operation
.
Keep
y
our boat and equipment in sa
f
e operatin
g
condi-
tion. Inspect the hull, en
g
ines, safet
y
equipment, and all
b
oat
i
n
g
g
ear re
g
u
l
ar
ly.
Important: Federal law requires you, the owner, or operator
to provide and maintain safety equipment on your new 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.
BE VERY CAREFUL when fuelin
g
y
our boat. Be sure
y
ou
k
now the capacit
y
o
f
y
our boat’s
f
uel tank and the amount
o
f fuel
y
ou use when operatin
g
at frequentl
y
used en
g
ine
speeds
(
RPMs
)
.
Alwa
y
s know all the area's on the boat, know the nautical
terms for the different areas of
y
our boat.
O
n the followin
g
pa
g
e, at the end o
f
this chapter we show
y
ou a
g
eneral
la
y
out o
f
these terms and illustrate the areas that ma
y
be
o
f importance to
y
ou
.
M
ake sure
y
ou have enou
g
h
f
uel on board
f
or anticipated
c
ruisin
g
requirements. In
g
eneral, use 1/3 of
y
our suppl
y
to reach
y
our destination and 1
/
3 to return. Keep 1
/
3 in
reserve
f
or chan
g
es in
y
our plans due to weather or other
ci
r
cu
m
s
t
a
n
ces
.
Be sure li
f
esavin
g
and
f
ire extin
g
uishin
g
equipment is
o
n
b
oar
d
.
Thi
s equ
i
pment must meet re
g
u
l
ator
y
a
g
enc
y
standards, and it should be noticeable, accessible, and
in a sa
f
e operatin
g
condition. Your passen
g
ers should
k
now w
h
ere t
hi
s e
q
u
ip
ment
i
s an
d
h
ow to use
i
t.
Keep an e
y
e on the weather. Be aware o
f
possible
c
han
g
in
g
conditions b
y
checkin
g
a local weather report
before
y
our departure. Monitor stron
g
winds and electri-
c
al storms closel
y
.
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