Mainship 40 Trawler Single - Fire

M
ainship 40 Trawler Sin
g
le & Twin • Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.1
2
o
perate
y
our boat.
4
.3.5 Collision
I
f
a serious collision occurs,
f
irst check the persons on
board for in
j
uries. Then inspect the boat to determine the
e
xtent o
f
the dama
g
e.
P
repare to help the other craft unless
y
our boat or its pas-
sen
g
ers are in dan
g
er.
P
repare to help the other craft if
y
our bow penetrated the
o
ther boat or its passen
g
ers are in dan
g
er.
If the bow of the other boat penetrated
y
our boat’s hull,
prepare to plu
g
the
f
racture once the boats are sepa-
r
a
t
e
.
4
.3.6 Runnin
g
A
g
round
If
y
our boat runs a
g
round, check ever
y
one for in
j
ur
y
and inspect dama
g
e to the boat or propellers. I
f
li
g
htl
y
g
rounded, shi
f
t wei
g
ht o
f
passen
g
ers or
g
ear to heel the
boat while reversin
g
en
g
ines. If towin
g
becomes neces-
sar
y
, do not attach towline to deck cleats. These are not
desi
g
ned to take
f
ull load o
f
the boat. We recommend
us
i
n
g
a commerc
i
a
l
tow
i
n
g
serv
i
ce.
4
.3.7 Swamped or Capsized Boa
t
I
f
y
our boat becomes swamped or capsized, put on a
P
FD immediatel
y
and set o
ff
a distress si
g
nal.
C
hances
are
g
ood a capsized boat will sta
y
afloat. For this reason,
sta
y
with the boat. Do not leave the boat or tr
y
to swim
to shore except under extreme conditions. A capsized
b
oat
i
s eas
i
er to see t
h
an a sw
i
mmer, an
d
s
h
ore ma
y
b
e
f
urther awa
y
than it appears.
4
.3.8 Fallin
g
Overboard
O
ne o
f
the most
f
ri
g
htenin
g
emer
g
encies that can occur
aboard a boat is a crew member or
y
ourself fallin
g
over-
board. Althou
g
h
“
man overboard” or
“
M
O
B” drills have
been a part o
f
boatin
g
sa
f
et
y
f
or decades, the
y
have been
l
ar
g
e
ly
over
l
oo
k
e
d
by
man
y
respons
ibl
e
b
oat owners.
J
ust as important as acquirin
g
the knowled
g
e to rescue a
person is the abilit
y
to help
y
ourself if
y
ou are the person
o
verboard. Be sure and re
f
er to
y
our
“C
hapman Pilotin
g
”,
“S
eamanship and Boat Handlin
g
” manual supplied with
y
our new boat. It is packed with useful and essential
sa
f
et
y
and emer
g
enc
y
procedures to ensure
y
ou have a
sa
f
e and happ
y
boatin
g
experience.
We have the utmost interest in
y
our safet
y
. Therefore,
we have provided a means o
f
re-boardin
g
the boat should
y
ou or a crew member
f
all overboard.
O
n the transom,
we have added steps to aid
y
ou in re-boardin
g
. If
y
our
boat is equipped with a swim plat
f
orm, there is a ladder
attached to the plat
f
orm which extends into the water.
4
.3.9 H
y
pothermi
a
If a person falls overboard, h
y
pothermia ma
y
be an
immediate concern. H
y
pothermia means a person’s bod
y
loses heat to the water
f
aster than the bod
y
can replace
it. If not rescued, the
p
erson will become exhausted and
likel
y
drown. In
g
eneral, the colder the water, the shorter
th
e
tim
e
fo
r
su
rviv
a
l. PFD
s
will in
c
r
ease
su
rviv
a
l tim
e
b
ecause t
h
e
y
prov
id
e
i
nsu
l
at
i
on.
Wa
t
e
r
T
em
p
eratur
e
E
xhaustion orUncon-
sc
i
ous
n
ess
E
xpected Time o
f
S
urvival
3
2.
5
U
nder 1
5
mi
n
U
nder 1
5
to 4
5
mi
n
32
.
5
– 4
0
15
–
30
mi
n
30
–
90
mi
n
4
0
–
50
30
–
60
mi
n
1
–
3
hr
s
50
–
60
1
–
2
hr
s
2
– 4 hr
s
60
– 7
0
2
–
3
hr
s
2
– 4 hr
s
7
0
–
80
3
–
12
hrs
3
hrs – inde
f
init
e
O
ver 8
0
In
def
init
e
In
def
init
e
4
.4 Fir
e
DA NGE R
! !
A fire aboard
y
our boat is serious. Explosion is pos-
sible. Respond immediatel
y
. Develop a fire response
p
lan
.
4
.4.1 Fir
e
E
ver
y
boater should develop a
f
ire response plan to
determine what kind of fire
(
fuel, electrical, etc.
)
mi
g
ht
break out, where it mi
g
ht break out, and the best wa
y
to