Mainship 40 Trawler Single - General Safety and Operation

M
ainship 40 Trawler Sin
g
le & Twin • Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.
2
A
s
y
ou read
y
our owner’s manual, please note hazard
warnin
g
s which alert
y
ou to sa
f
et
y
and precautions and
unsafe conditions or operatin
g
procedures. We have
included these warnin
g
s because we are concerned
about
y
our sa
f
et
y
and the sa
f
et
y
o
f
y
our passen
g
ers.
H
azard statements
g
enerall
y
have five parts
:
1. The hazard s
y
mbol.
2. A si
g
nal word which indicates the severit
y
of the haz-
a
r
d.
3
. A concise description o
f
the hazard.
4. The results of i
g
norin
g
the hazard
.
5
.
S
teps
f
or avoidin
g
the hazard
:
The three si
g
nal words which indicate the severit
y
of a
h
azard are dan
g
er, warnin
g
, and caution. The meanin
g
s
the
y
conve
y
are as
f
ollows
:
DANGER
! !
Calls attention to immediate hazards that will result in
severe in
j
ur
y
or death
.
WARNING
! !
Identifies hazards or unsafe practices that could re-
sult in personal in
j
ur
y
or death
.
CAUTION
! !
Indicates hazards or unsafe
p
ractices that could re-
sult in minor personal in
j
uries, propert
y
dama
g
e, o
r
c
omponent dama
g
e
.
A
lso included in this manual are owner advisor
y
state-
ments identi
f
ied as "Important" or "Note". Unlike the
h
azar
d
commun
i
cat
i
on statements, t
h
e
y
a
l
ert
y
ou to con-
ditions a
ff
ectin
g
equipment operation, maintenance, and
s
ervicin
g
practices
.
Important: This is a general advisory statement or procedure
intended to prevent damage to the equipment or associated
component.
Note: This is a general advisory statement relating to equip-
ment operating and maintenance procedures. Its intent is to call
attention to information more important than normal text.
4
.1 Safet
y
Boatin
g
safet
y
and the safet
y
of
y
our passen
g
ers are
y
our
responsibilit
y
. You should
f
ull
y
understand and become
familiar with the operatin
g
and safet
y
procedures and
p
recaut
i
ons
i
n t
hi
s manua
l
an
d
t
h
e ot
h
er manua
l
s
i
n t
h
e
owner’s packet be
f
ore
y
ou launch
y
our new boat
.
4
.1.1 Safe O
p
eration
Followin
g
is
g
eneral information about safe operation.
Keep
y
our boat and equipment in sa
f
e operatin
g
condi-
tion. Inspect the hull, en
g
ines, safet
y
equipment, and all
b
oat
i
n
g
g
ear re
g
u
l
ar
ly.
Important: Federal law requires you, the owner, to provide and
maintain safety equipment on your new boat. Consult your
Coast Guard, state, and local regulations to ensure your boat
has all required safety equipment on board. Additional equip-
ment may be recommended for your safety and that of your
passengers. Make yourself aware of its availability and use.
BE VERY CAREFUL when fuelin
g
y
our boat. Be sure
y
ou know the capacit
y
o
f
y
our boat’s
f
uel tank and the
amount o
f
f
uel
y
ou use when operatin
g
at
f
requentl
y
used en
g
ine speeds
(
RPMs
)
. Ask
y
our dealer about the
c
apacit
y
o
f
y
our boat’s
f
uel tank.
Al
wa
y
s
k
now w
h
ere
y
ou are on t
h
e
b
oat,
k
now t
h
e naut
i
-
c
al terms
f
or the di
ff
erent areas o
f
y
our boat. At the end
o
f
this chapter are shown a
g
eneral la
y
out o
f
these terms
and illustrate the areas that ma
y
be of importance to
yo
u.
M
ake sure
y
ou have enou
g
h fuel on board for anticipated
c
ruisin
g
requirements. In
g
eneral, use 1
/
3 o
f
y
our suppl
y
to reach
y
our destination and 1
/
3 to return. Keep 1
/
3 in
reserve for chan
g
es in
y
our plans due to weather or other
c
ir
cu
m
s
t
a
n
ces.
Note: Your generator supply line is located higher on the aux-
iliary fuel tank than the engine’s supply lines. This is for your
safety in that your generator cannot deplete your fuel supply
should it ever be left running.
Be sure li
f
esavin
g
and
f
ire extin
g
uishin
g
equipment is
on board. This equipment must meet re
g
ulator
y
a
g
enc
y
s
tan
d
ar
d
s, an
d
i
t s
h
ou
ld
b
e not
i
cea
bl
e, access
ibl
e, an
d
in a sa
f
e operatin
g
condition. Your passen
g
ers should
know where this equipment is and how to use it.