Other Recommendations - M.E.S. Marine Europa Sport Owner's Manual

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

locate the position on board of reboarding means and of the liferaft
stowage and learn the modality of use by their owner's manuals (D);
program periodically maintenance and, if necessary replace the guard-
line and the other reboarding means and prevention of the falls outboard (D);
program periodically maintenance and, if necessary replace gum
guarnitions of portlights, hatches, cockpit openings ad semi-fixed sills if
present aboard (D)
locate the position on board of navigation lights and their interruptors and
use them as request by International Regulation for Preventing Collisions at
Sea COLREG 72 (W);
operator vision from the helm can be obstructed by high trim angles of
the craft and other factors caused by one or more of the following variable
conditions (D):
- propulsion-engine trim angle (on craft equipped with a power trim system
on the propulsion unit)
- trim plane angles on the hull (on craft equipped with power-operated trim
planes o trim tabs on the transom)
- loading and load distribution
- speed
- rapid acceleration
- transistion from displacement to planing mode
- sea conditions
- rain and spray
- darkness and fog
- interior lights
- position of tops and curtains
- persons or movable gear in the operator's field of vision
For the crafts with one or more steering position that doesn't satisfy the
operator's field of vision requirements see note in "specific information"
chapter.
(W) Users of this boat are advised that:
- all crew should receive suitable training;
- the boat should not carry more than the manufacturer's recommended
load;
- bilge water should be kept to a minimum;
- stability is reduced by any weight added high up;
- in rough weather, hatches, lockers semi-fixed sills and doorways should
be closed to minimise the risk of flooding;
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