LARSON Bass - Page 54

SAFETY
SECTION
2
© 2003-2018 Ken Cook Co. 2 - 36 l Bass
Reboarding
Personal Injury Hazard: Always turn the engine off
whenever anyone is in the water near the boat.
Use caution when reboarding boats without ladders. Assisted reboarding requires
the boater to first determine how he/she will attempt to reboard the boat before
entering the water. Take into account your physical capabilities and the layout of the
boat, including mounted accessories. We recommend that all occupants test
reboarding of the boat in a safe, controlled environment before use. Unless a boater
is fully confident they can reboard the boat unassisted, a permanently attached
reboarding ladder is necessary.
Boats with low freeboard can be reboarded without the use of ladders or
assistance, but it is important to remain calm. Locate the lowest portion of the boat
(lowest freeboard) where reboarding would be easiest to do with a solid handhold
to assist with pulling oneself into the boat. Small boats can be unstable, so it is
important to be careful not to flip the boat during reboarding. To reboard:
1. Make sure the engine’s propeller and mounted accessories are a safe distance
away from you being accidentally hit.
2. Locate a solid handhold and pull until your torso or leg onto the boat.
3. Roll the rest of your body onto the deck of the boat.
Reboarding ladders are available for purchase from the boat dealer.
Using the Boarding Platform/Ladder
Personal Injury Hazard: Always turn the engine off
whenever anyone is in the water near the boat.
To board, carefully deploy and use the boarding ladder if available. You may also
pull yourself onto the boarding platform to enter the cockpit of the boat. Boats
equipped with a boarding platform have a few extra precautions to be aware of:
• NEVER allow anyone on the boarding platform or in the water near the
platform while the engine is running.
• NEVER attempt to surf on or off the platform while the engine is running.
• NEVER “platform drag” or touch the boarding platform from the water
while the engine is running.
• NEVER exceed the weight capacity of the boarding platform. All boarding
platforms have weight limits. If there is no capacity decal, ask the dealer.