SECTION : BOATING SAFETY
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working condition and fully charged. Check local, state, country agency(ies)
as to laws and regulations.
Emergency Safety Lanyard
Your boat is equipped with an emergency cutoff switch (safety lanyard.)
We strongly recommend that the lanyard be secured to the operator and
the lock plate attached to the emergency cutoff switch prior to starting the
engine and anytime the engine is operating. The cutoff lanyard is designed
to turn off the engine whenever the operator moves far enough away from
the helm to activate the switch.
WARNING
It is strongly recommended you use the Emergency Safety Lanyard
system as failure to do so can cause death or serious injury. DO NOT
operate the boat if the Emergency Safety Lanyard system does not
function properly.
• Attach the safety lanyard to a secure place on your clothing, your arm or
leg while operating.
• DO NOT attach the lanyard to clothing that could tear loose.
• DO NOT route the lanyard where it could become entangled, preventing
it from functioning.
• Avoid accidentally pulling the lanyard during normal operation.
• Loss of engine power means loss of most steering control. Also, without
engine power, the boat could slow rapidly. This could cause people and
objects in the boat to be thrown forward.
There are practical limitations to what the Emergency Safety Lanyard can
do. It can take several seconds for the engine and propeller to stop turning.
The boat can continue to coast for several hundred feet depending on the
velocity at the time the switch was activated, and the degree of any turn.
While the boat is coasting, it can cause injury to anyone in its path as
seriously as if the boat operated under power. Accidental loss of power can
be hazardous particularly when docking or in heavy seas, strong current or
high winds.
Visual Distress Signals
All vessels used on coastal waters, the Great Lakes, territorial seas, and
those waters connected directly to them up to a point where a body of water
is greater than two miles wide, must be equipped with USCG approved
visual distress signals. Your dealer or local authorities can help you select
appropriate visual distress signals for your area.
If you are required to carry distress signals, you must have three USCG
approved pyrotechnic devices. Be sure they are in serviceable condition, not
exceeding the expiration date and stored in a cool, dry location in a red or
orange waterproof container.
WARNING
Pyrotechnic signaling devices can cause fire and / or explosion, death,
serious injury, and property damage if improperly handled. Follow the
pyrotechnic manufacturer’s directions.
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