Leopard Catamarans 40 - 2-6.1 Safe Operation

24 | 2-6 BoatingSafety
2-6.1 SAFE OPERATION
Beawareoftheweather.Monitor
changingweatherconditions,strong
windsandelectricalstorms,Checklocal
weatherreportsbeforedeparting.
• Fileaoatplanbeforedeparture.
• Keepupdatedchartsoftheareaof
operation on-board the vessel.
• Operatethevesselwithduecareand
courtesytoothers.
• Understandandobeytherulesofthe
road. Colregs 1972.
• Alwaysmaintaincompletecontrolof
the vessel.
• Do not overload or improperly load the
vessel.
Instructoneothercrewmemberor
passengerontheoperationofthevessel
incaseyouareincapacitated.
THE OWNER OR SKIPPER IS
REQUIRED BY LAW TO RENDER
ASSISTANCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR
VESSEL IN DISTRESS AS LONG AS
HIS VESSEL IS NOT ENDANGERED IN
THE PROCESS.
WARNING
RobertsonandCainerecommendsthat
theforwardcockpitdoorandportlightsare
closedwhenunderway,seethewarning
labelafxedabovethedoor.
WARNING
NEVEROPERATETHEVESSELWHILST
UNDERTHEINFLUENCEOFALCOHOL
OR DRUGS. DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
DECREASEYOURREACTIONTIME,
IMPAIRJUDGEMENTANDINHIBITYOUR
ABILITYTOSAFELYOPERATEYOUR
VESSEL.OPERATIONOFTHEVESSEL
WHILSTUNDERTHEINFLUENCEOF
ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ABOVE THE
LOCALLIMITCARRIESSIGNIFICANT
PENALTIES.
WARNING
Handholds
HANDHOLD’SAREPROVIDEDFOR
YOURSAFETY.FAILURETOUSE
HANDHOLDS COULD RESULT IN
INJURYORFALLINGOVERBOARD.IN
ROUGH WEATHER ENSURE THAT ALL
CREWWORKINGONDECKARE
EQUIPPEDWITHPERSONAL
FLOTATIONDEVICES(PFD’S)AND
THAT THEY ARE SECURELY ATTACHED
TOTHEBOATWITHAPPROVED
SAFETYHARNESSESANDLIFELINES.
Hardtop Bimini
THISVESSELISFITTEDWITHA
HARDTOP.
THEHARDTOPISTOBEUSEDONLY
FORACCESSTOTHEMAINSAIL.
NODIVING,JUMPINGFROMOR
SUNBATHINGONTHEHARDTOP
SHOULD BE ALLOWED.
THEOWNER/SKIPPERSHOULD
ENSURETHATANYCREWWORKING
ONTHEHARDTOPISSECURELY
ATTACHED TO THE BOAT WITH
APPROVEDSAFETYHARNESSESAND
LIFELINES.