Mainship 40 Trawler Single - Page 47

M
ainship 40 Trawler Sin
g
le & Twin • Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.1
1
the weather
f
orecast be
f
ore
y
ou be
g
in a da
y
o
f
boatin
g
.
Be aware, however, that weather conditions can chan
g
e
rapidl
y
. If
y
ou have a marine radio, listen to the weather
reports issued b
y
the U.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard and others. I
f
y
ou
have a portable radio, keep it tuned to a station broad-
c
astin
g
frequent weather reports. Man
y
boatin
g
clubs fl
y
weather si
g
nals. Learn to reco
g
nize these si
g
nals and
listen to
y
our local
f
orecasts be
f
ore leavin
g
port
.
Your surroundin
g
s can also be a
g
ood indicator o
f
chan
g
-
in
g
weather conditions. Watch
f
or chan
g
es in wind
d
ir
ec
ti
o
n
o
r
c
l
oud
f
o
rm
a
ti
o
n
s
. Th
e
r
e
i
s
n
o
subs
tit
u
t
e
f
o
r
a
g
ood understandin
g
o
f
weather conditions and what to do
wh
e
n th
e
w
ea
th
e
r t
a
k
es
a
t
u
rn
fo
r th
e
w
o
r
se
.
The present and
f
orecasted weather conditions are
a primar
y
consideration and the possibilit
y
o
f
storms
should alwa
y
s be a concern. If storms are a possibilit
y
,
k
eep a watch on the horizon, especiall
y
to the west,
f
or
approachin
g
storms. Monitor the weather
f
orecast on a
mar
i
ne c
h
anne
l
or
l
oca
l
weat
h
er stat
i
on.
Th
e
b
est
p
os-
sible solution is to return to port i
f
time allows
.
O
ther ste
p
s to follow to weather a storm include
:
Ensure all passen
g
ers have on their PFD's.
S
ecure all loose
g
ear.
R
e
d
uce
y
our spee
d
.
K
eep enou
gh
power to
h
ea
d
into the waves at an an
g
le. Avoid takin
g
waves over the
bow. I
f
wind and waves come
f
rom astern, ad
j
ust
y
our
power to keep waves from
g
oin
g
over the the stern.
P
osition passen
g
ers so that the wei
g
ht will best keep
the boat stable. It is advisable for passen
g
ers to keep
wei
g
ht low and as close as possible to the centerline o
f
th
e
boa
t.
D
rop a sea anchor over the stern to maintain the bow
into the seas. I
f
y
ou do not have a sea anchor aboard,
use a canvas
b
uc
k
et, tac
kl
e
b
ox, or ot
h
er o
bj
ect t
h
at w
ill
w
o
rk lik
e
a
n
a
n
c
h
o
r.
R
adar reflectors, if installed on
y
our boat, should be
18 inches dia
g
onall
y
. The
y
should be placed 12
f
eet
above the waterline.
O
therwise, a boat with radar ma
y
have trouble “seein
g
”
y
our boat.
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WARNING
! !
Never attach tow line to deck cleat or anchor wind-
l
ass. Cleat or windlass ma
y
pull free from deck and
c
ause serious personal in
j
ur
y
or propert
y
dama
g
e.
4
.3.2 Fo
g
You can
j
ud
g
e the likelihood of fo
g
formation b
y
peri-
odi
ca
lly
measur
i
n
g
t
h
e a
i
r temperature an
d
t
h
e
d
ew po
i
nt
temperature. I
f
the di
ff
erence between these two tem-
peratures is small, fo
g
is likel
y
to develop.
Fo
ggy
conditions include mist, snowstorm, or heav
y
r
a
in.
Avoid operation in such weather, especiall
y
i
f
y
our boat is
not equipped with radar or other
4
.3.3 Remember these
g
uidelines
:
U
n
l
ess
y
our
b
oat
i
s we
ll
equ
i
ppe
d
w
i
t
h
c
h
arts,
h
ea
d
f
or shore at the
f
irst si
g
n o
f
f
o
g
and wait until conditions
improve. If
y
ou have charts on board, take bearin
g
s as
fo
g
sets in, mark
y
our position, and continue to lo
g
y
our
c
ourse and speed.
M
a
k
e sure a
ll
p
ersons on
b
oar
d
h
ave
p
ut on t
h
e
i
r
p
er-
sonal
f
lotation devices
(
PFDs
)
. I
f
y
our boat has sound-
in
g
equipment, take soundin
g
s re
g
ularl
y
and match
t
h
em w
i
t
h
k
nown
d
ept
h
s on
y
our c
h
arts.
S
tation a person
f
orward in the boat as a lookout
.
R
educe
y
our speed. From time to time, stop en
g
ines
and listen
f
or other
f
o
g
si
g
nals
.
S
ound the horn or bell at approximatel
y
2 minute
int
e
rv
a
l
s
.
I
f
there is an
y
doubt about continuin
g
y
our excursion,
anchor. Listen
f
or other
f
o
g
si
g
nals while continuin
g
to
sound
y
our fo
g
horn
.
4
.3.4 Dru
g
s and Alcoho
l
D
ru
g
s and alcohol affect a person’s abilit
y
to make sound
j
ud
g
ments and react quickl
y
. As a responsible boater,
y
ou will re
f
rain
f
rom usin
g
dru
g
s or alcohol
(
sin
g
l
y
or com-
bined
)
while operatin
g
y
our boat.
O
peration of motorized
vessels while under the in
f
luence carries a si
g
ni
f
icant
penalt
y
. Dru
g
s and alcohol decrease
y
our reaction time,
impair
y
our
j
ud
g
ment, and inhibit
y
our abilit
y
to safel
y
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