Leopard Catamarans 40 - 2-6.2 Boating Safety Courses; 2-6.3 Severe Weather; 2-6.4 Communication Equipment

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2-6.2 BOATING SAFETY COURSES
Theinformationcontainedinthismanual
doesnotcontainallyouneedtoknow
regardingthesafeoperationofthevessel
inallconditions.Itisstrongly
recommendedthatyouobtainfurther
instructionbeforetakingcommandofthe
vessel.
Thefollowinglistsaresomeofthe
coursesrecommended:
• Navigation
• Seamanship and Boat Handling
• RulesoftheRoad,Internationaland
Inland
• Weather
• SafetyatSea
• SurvivalinBadWeather
• Respectforothersonthewater
• FirstAid
• RadioCommunication
• Distress Signals
• PollutionControl
Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedfrom
theUSCoastGuard,AmericanBoatand
YachtCouncil(ABYC),RedCross,Boat
ClubsandotherFederalorStateBodies.
TheUSCoastGuardoffersmany
pamphletsonsafetyandotherinformation
notcoveredinthisbook.CalltheUS
CoastGuardtoll-freehotline1-800-368-
5647formoreinformation.
Seaworthiness and Safety Inspections
TheUSCoastGuardandmanyother
stateboatingauthoritiesofferfree
inspectionsofyourvesseltotherequired
safetystandards.Youmayvoluntarily
consenttotheseinspectionsandare
allowedtimetomakeanycorrections
withoutprosecution.Contactyourlocal
stateauthorityorUSCoastGuardfor
detailsathttp://www/uscgboating.org
Accident reports
Theoperator,skipperorownerofany
recreationalcraftisrequiredtolea
boatingaccidentreport(BAR)iftheboat
isinvolvedinanaccidentthatresultsin:
1) Lossoflife
2) PersonalInjurythatrequiresmedical
treatmentbeyondrstaid
3) Damagetothevesseland/orother
vesselorpropertyof$2000ormore
4) Completelossofthevessel
Thereportmustbesubmittedtothelocal
authorityinthestatewheretheaccident
occurred.Theformalreportmustbe
submittedwithin48hrsoftheaccident.For
moreinformationregardingaccident
reportingpleasecalltheUSCoastGuard
Infolineat1-800-368-5647.Forvessels
operatinginothercountriespleasecontact
theregulatorybodyofthecountry
concernedfordetailsoftheirrequirements.
2-6.3 SEVERE WEATHER
EventhoughRobertsonandCaineCruising
Catamaransaredesignedandbuiltto
withstandsevereweatherconditions,as
describedinsection2-7.5,itisofutmost
importancethatseasonalstormsareavoided.
Duetotheviolentnatureofrevolvingtropical
storms,itisourrecommendationthatthese
areasareavoidedduringthemonthstheyare
knowntooccur.
2-6.4 COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Yourvesselisequippedwiththelatest
RaymarineRay55VHFRadiowithdigital
selectivecalling(DSC).Aninedigitmaritime
mobileserviceidentity(MMSI)numberis
requiredtooperatetheDSCequipment.
ThisMMSInumbercanberequestedfrom
theFederalCommunicationsCommission
(FCC)atwww.fcc.govorfromBoatUSat
www.boatus.comorMaritelatwww.
maritelusa.com.