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by Nikl Design USER MANUAL
3.10 SAFETY EQUIPMENT
DANGER:
➢ In most countries safety vests or something similar must be available for
ALL passengers aboard. All of them should also know how to use such
equipment.
➢ A Life raft canister can be placed at the bathing platform by the aft bench.
➢ Rehearse on “Man overboard” and practice the easiest boarding of the boat
from the water. This can save your and your family’s life.
▪ Man overboard is a situation in which a person has fallen from a boat or
ship into the water and is in need of rescue.
▪ Falling overboard is one of the most dangerous and life-threatening things
that can happen at sea. Therefore it is really important that every person
on a boat has his/her own safety vest that has been adjusted to fit him/her
before leaving port.
▪ Whoever sees the person's fall should shout "man overboard" to alert
other crew members and attempt to maintain visual contact with the
person in the water. By pointing continuously at the victim, the person can
help the helmsman in approaching the victim.
▪ The answer to a man overboard is never for more people either to jump
over to 'help' him/her, or to fall in themselves by accident.
▪ The helmsman must stop the boat immediately and try to approach the
person in the water.
▪ Re-boarding of the victim can be done with use of the bathing ladder.
The hatch opens into vertical position so that the bathing ladder is
accessible. Flip the ladder into the water and close the hatch (see
Picture 13).
Picture 13: Bathing platform with open ladder cover
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