Safety Check Of The Boat; Inform About Your Route; Emergency Engine Shutdown Switch - Ockelbo B21 CAB Owner's Manual

regular charts onboard. There is always a risk for technical malfunction of electronic
devices; therefore, regular charts are also important.

2.1.8 Safety check of the boat

 Check that hatches are closed and watertight.
 Ventilate the stern sofa storage where the battery is installed. This is to remove
any battery gases.
 Make sure that at least one person onboard knows the location of the fire
fighting equipment.
 Ensure that you have an anchor with rope, emergency lights, communication
equipment, fendering ropes and a knife (to cut tangled ropes) onboard.
 Check that bilge water is at the minimum, and the electrical pump is working
(test using manual operation). If water is detected, find out the reasons before
leaving the shore as excess water in the bilge indicates a water leakage.
 Check the navigation lights, if you expect darkness.
 Check for any leakage of water into the boat, or fuel from tanks or fuel lines.
Fuel smell or polluted water is a strong indicator of fuel leakage. Never operate
the boat with a fuel leak.

2.1.9 Inform about your route

Always inform someone on the shore about your planned route, to enable fast support
in case of problems.
2.2 E
MERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN SWITCH
An engine shutdown safety switch is built into the engine control; it incorporates a shut-
off switch and a lanyard. Before operating the boat, connect one end of the lanyard to
the shut-off switch while the other end to the operator (around the wrist or attached to
a hook in the life jacket).
If an emergency arises where the engine must be shut down, pull the lanyard cord to
release it from the shut-off switch, which in turn shuts down the engine. This switch is
designed to shut the engine off when the operator of the boat leaves the control station,
either accidentally by falling into the boat, or by being ejected overboard.
The lanyard should be long enough to prevent unintentional activation. Do not let the
lanyard become entangled and replace it if worn.
WARNING
Wear the lanyard always when operating the boat. Use it to stop only in an emergency. DO
NOT use it to shut off the engine during normal operation. The boat may lurch heavily if
underway at high speeds, and passengers may hurt themselves or even fall overboard.
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