Leopard Catamarans 40 - Liferaft Stowage

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2-12 LIFERAFTSTOWAGE
TheLiferaftmaybestowedintheAftTransomLiferaftLocker.
Refer to drawing B1 TCF 005
DuringOffshoreCruising,ExtendedSeapassagesorinconditionswhereheavyseas/
breakingswellsarelikelytobeexperiencedtheLiferaftmustbesecurelystrappeddown
totheU-boltsprovidedandtheleaderlinesecuredtothevesseltopreventpossibleloss
or damage.
WARNING
EnsurethattheringlanyardisnotobstructedortrappedundertheLiferaft.
WARNING
IT IS THE SKIPPER / OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT AN ACCREDITED
AGENT OF THE LIFE RAFT MANUFACTURER SERVICES ANY LIFERAFT WITHIN
THE TIME ALLOWED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY
WHERE THE VESSEL IS OPERATING.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LAUNCHING
Followtheinstructionsprintedonthecanister.
Important!
Keepallcrewandguestscalm.Donotletthemleavethevesselinapanic.Ensureall
crewandguestsputonlifejackets.Ifpossible,takeextraaresandrstaidequipment,
warmclothing,food,water,sunglasses,sunscreenproductsandaportableVHFradio.
DonotboardtheLiferaftuntilthelastpossiblemoment,ifthereisnoimmediatedanger
ofthevesselsinkingthenstaywithitforaslongasitissafetodoso.Alargecatamaran
evenifinvertediseasiertospotfromtheairthanasmallLiferaftorpersoninthewater.
IfpossibleinstituteMaydayproceduresbeforeleavingthevessel
AFTER BOARDING
CarefullyfollowtheinstructionswritteninthesurvivalleaetcontainedintheLiferaft.
WARNING
ItistheOwnersorskippersresponsibilitytoensurethatallguestsandcrewarefamiliar
withtheoperationoftheLiferaftandlifejackets.Federallawrequiresthattheowneror
skipperprovideandmaintainsafetyequipment.ConsulttheUSCoastGuardorother
regulatorybodytoensurethatyourvesselcomplieswiththeregulationsgoverningthe
areaofoperationofyourvessel.
Theremustbeatleastoneapprovedlifejacketforeachpersonon-board.