Hunter H18 - Page 35

Hu
nt
e
r 1
8
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.
3
Alwa
y
s keep accurate, updated charts of the area on
b
oar
d
y
our
b
oat
.
Be
f
ore
y
ou leave the port or harbor,
f
ile a
f
loat plan
with a famil
y
member, relative, friend, or other respon-
sible person ashore
.
Al
wa
y
s operate
y
our
b
oat w
i
t
h
care, courtes
y
, an
d
common
sense.
I
nstruct at
l
east one ot
h
er passen
g
er a
b
oar
d
i
n t
h
e
o
peratin
g
procedures in handlin
g
y
our boat. This 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
t
h
er t
h
an
d
es
ig
nate
d
seat
i
n
g
areas.
Ask all passen
g
ers to remain seated while the boat is
i
n m
o
t
io
n.
D
o not use the swim plat
f
orm or boardin
g
ladder while
e
n
gi
nes are runn
i
n
g
.
U
nderstand and obe
y
the
“
Rules o
f
the Road.”
Alwa
y
s maintain complete control of
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. Coast Guard Auxiliar
y
and the U.S. Power
S
quadrons o
ff
er comprehensive sa
f
e 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 Squadron Flotilla for the time and
place o
f
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
Guard Auxiliar
y
offer courtes
y
inspections to check out
y
our cra
f
t. The
y
check
y
our boat
f
or compliance with
sa
f
et
y
standards and required sa
f
et
y
equipment. You
ma
y
voluntaril
y
consent to one of these inspections and
are allowed time to make correction without prosecution.
C
heck with the appropriate state a
g
enc
y
or the
C
oast
Guard Auxiliar
y
for details.
4
.1.4 Rules of the Road
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N
av
ig
at
i
n
g
a
b
oat
i
s muc
h
t
h
e same as
d
r
i
v
i
n
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 ot
h
er car
d
r
i
vers
k
now w
h
at t
h
e
y
are
d
o
i
n
g
,
o
ther boaters assume
y
ou know what
y
ou are doin
g.
A
s a respons
ibl
e
y
ac
h
tsman,
y
ou w
ill
comp
ly
w
i
t
h
t
h
e
“
Rules o
f
the Road”, the marine tra
ff
ic laws en
f
orced
b
y
the U.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard. There are two sets o
f
rules:
The United States Inland Navi
g
ational Rules and the
International Rules. The
U
nited
S
tates Inland Rules
appl
y
to all vessels inside the demarcation line separat-
in
g
inland and international waters. The Coast Guard
publishes the
“
Rules o
f
the Road” in its publication
“
Navi
g
ational Rules, International-Inland.” You can
g
et
a cop
y
from
y
our local U.S. Coast
y
Guard Unit or the
U
nited
S
tates
C
oast
G
uard Headquarters, 1300 E
S
treet
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
f
ollowin
g
sa
f
et
y
equipment in
y
our
Loose
G
ear Kit
(
Does not appl
y
to UK boats
):
(
6
)
Adult Form Li
f
e Vests
(
PID
)
(
1
)
White Form
C
ushio
n
(
1
)
United States Coast Guard Pamphle
t
(
1
)
Air Hor
n
4
.1.6. Additional E
q
ui
p
men
t
You should consider havin
g
additional equipment on
board to help make
y
our boatin
g
experience safer and
more en
j
o
y
able.
S
ome examples include the
f
ollowin
g:
An
c
h
o
r
a
n
d
lin
e
*
B
oa
t h
ook
Bucket
&
S
pon
ge
C
ommonl
y
used spare parts
D
istress si
g
nal kit
*
D
ockin
g
lines
En
g
ine and accessor
y
manuals
*
F
e
n
de
r
s
Fir
s
t
a
i
d
ki
t
Flashli
g
ht & extra batteries
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