River 460 – Owner’s manual
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The tow speed has to be below the maximum displacement hull speed of around 5kn
(=9,5km/h), otherwise the towing forces and loads may lead to damages on the boat.
A tow line shall always be made fast in such a way that it can be released when under
load.
Mooring
For mooring, six mooring points (2x bow, 4x stern) are provided on the working deck. Those are
designed to be of sufficient strength to take the normal expected loads in sheltered ports.
The owner decides about the way of fixing the lines on board at his own discretion and
responsibility.
It is the owner’s/operators responsibility to ensure that mooring lines, towing lines,
anchor chain(s), anchor lines and anchor(s) are on board and that the gear is
adequately for the vessel’s intended use, i.e. the lines or chains do not exceed 80% of
the breaking strength of the respective strong point.
Working deck
For the purpose of the directive, a so-called working deck is defined by the manufacturer, on
which the skipper and the crew can safely move during the operation of the boat.
The area of the RIVER 460 bounded by the cockpit is defined as the working deck. The mooring
points and mooring lines can be safely operated from here.
Please note that the use of the mooring points and mooring lines is only to be done from a safe
position in the cockpit.
Fig.: Working deck
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