Recommendations R Egarding U Se O F A Utopilots; Recommendations T O M Itigate S Imilar A Ccidents; Recommendations R Egarding S Afety T Raining; Recommendations R Egarding S Ignaling - Raymarine SmartPilot ST6002 Operating Manual

lights o n S outh C oronado I sland. ( Not a ll c harts u sed i n t his r ace a re m arked w ith t his
information.)
The p anel r ecommends t hat s kippers e nsure t hat c rew o n e ach w atch b e c apable
of o perating t he n avigation s ystems o n b oard i ncluding c harts, c hart p lotter, G PS, r adar
and A IS s ystems. I t i s i ncumbent o n t he s kipper t o e nsure s afe o peration w ith e ach
combination o f t he o n-­‐deck w atch.
3.01.3 R ecommendations R egarding U se o f A utopilots
The p anel n otes t hat t hat t he S ailing I nstructions s pecifically a ddress t he
skipper's r esponsibility w hile t he v essel i s b eing s teered b y w ind v ane o r a utopilot. ( See
Appendix 2 : S ection 2 1.4) T he p anel r ecommends t hat R ace O rganizers r eview t he u se
of a utopilots w hile m otoring f or t he c ruising c lasses. T he u se o f a utopilots w hile
motoring r equires l ess c rew a ttention t han t rimming s ails o r h and s teering w hich c an
lead t he c rew t o b e l ess a lert.
3.02 RECOMMENDATIONS T O M ITIGATE S IMILAR A CCIDENTS
3.02.1 R ecommendations R egarding S afety T raining
The p anel r ecommends N OSA i nclude a s egment o n s afety t raining i n t heir P re-­‐
Race S eminar.
The p anel a cknowledges a nd s upports N OSA's i nterest i n c reating a n o nline
version o f t heir P re-­‐Race S eminar t o a llow r acers f rom o ut o f t he a rea t o a ccess
educational m aterials.
3.02.2 R ecommendations R egarding S ignaling
The p anel r ecommends t hat t he R ace O rganizers r equire a ll r acers t o m onitor
VHF 1 6 d uring t he r ace.
The p anel r ecommends t hat U S S ailing c reate a g uide t o e mergency s ignaling
devices t o a ssist s ailors t o s elect t he b est d evice f or t heir t ype o f b oating. T his g uide
should r efer t o t he U S S ailing O ffshore S pecial R egulations ( where a pplicable). T he g uide
should i nclude e mergency e lectronic d evices s uch a s V HF R adio ( with D SC), E PIRB, P LB,
AIS, a nd S atellite E nabled N otification D evices a nd r ecommended e mergency v isual
U S S ailing I ndependent R eview P anel – 2 012 N ewport t o E nsenada R ace R eport 14