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EMERGENCY INFORMATION
While boating, unpleasant situations may develop. Before emergency situations materialize
you should prepare yourself on how to cope with them, whether they happen aboard your
vessel or someone else’s.
Prepare a game plan for specic situations that may occur such as re, man overboard or
collision, to give you the condence and ability necessary for an emergency.
The key factor is to remain calm, and advance planning will greatly improve your
chances of doing this.
FIRES
A re aboard your boat is very serious. In case of re, you should immediately stop your boat
and shut o the engine. Have everyone aboard put on their personal otation device. If the
re is accessible, use the re extinguisher at the base of the ames using a sweeping motion.
If the re cannot be extinguished immediately, use a distress signal and call for help on the
radio. All persons should jump overboard and swim clear of the burning boat.
SWAMPING, FLOODING, OR CAPSIZING
A boat may capsize or swamp when least expected. Like res, try to formulate a plan in
advance on what to do if it should happen.
• Try to turn the engine OFF to prevent damage.
• Have everyone aboard put on their personal
otation device.
• If others were on board, try to locate them,
and guide them to the safety of the hull.
• STAY WITH THE BOAT! All Parker Boats under
20 feet in length are designed to meet or
exceed level otation requirements. So that,
if swamped, the crew may be able to bail the
cockpit out and restart the engine. Larger
models should keep a portion of the boat
above water, depending on load and degree
of any damage to the hull.
• Climb up on the hull and try to signal for
assistance.
• Don’t try to swim to shore. It’s usually farther
than it looks.
• Guard against swamping and capsizing; see
that loaded items do not shift in the boat and
do not use too much power or speed in turns.
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