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G. Voluntary Inspections ..............................................................................................................29
H. Safe Boating Courses .............................................................................................................29
WATER SPORTS ..........................................................................................................................29
A. Water Sport Guidelines ...........................................................................................................30
B. Water Skiing/Wakeboarding/Kneeboarding .............................................................................30
HYPOTHERMIA ............................................................................................................................32
BASIC SEAMANSHIP ...................................................................................................................32
A. Boating Regulations ................................................................................................................32
B. Rules of Seamanship ..............................................................................................................32
1.
Right-of-way .....................................................................................................................32
2.
Meeting Head-on ..............................................................................................................33
3.
Crossing Situations ..........................................................................................................33
4.
Overtaking ........................................................................................................................33
5.
The General Prudential Rule ............................................................................................33
6.
Night Running and Navigation Lights ................................................................................34
7. Whistle Signal .....................................................................................................................34
C. Navigational Aids ....................................................................................................................34
1.
International Association of Lighthouse Authorities System B (IALA-B) ............................35
2.
Lateral Markers ................................................................................................................35
3.
Safe Water Markers .........................................................................................................35
4.
The Uniform State Waterway Marking System .................................................................35
5.
A Special Sign ..................................................................................................................36
6.
Noise ................................................................................................................................36
D. Owner's Logs and Records .....................................................................................................36
E. Navigational Aids Chart ...........................................................................................................36
ANCHORING ................................................................................................................................36
GROUNDING & TOWING ............................................................................................................ 37
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS .........................................................................................................38
A. Storms ....................................................................................................................................38
B. Fog .........................................................................................................................................38
C. Running Aground ....................................................................................................................39
D. Warning Markers .....................................................................................................................39
REACTING TO EMERGENCIES ...................................................................................................39
A. Flooding ..................................................................................................................................39
B. Capsizing and Man Overboard ................................................................................................39
1. Capsizing ..........................................................................................................................39
2.
Man Overboard ................................................................................................................39
C. Collision ..................................................................................................................................40
D. Fire .........................................................................................................................................40
E. Medical Emergency .................................................................................................................41
F. Propulsion Failure ...................................................................................................................41
G. Control Failure .........................................................................................................................41
H. Steering Failure .......................................................................................................................41
I.
Additional Underway Information .............................................................................................41
BOATING EDUCATION ................................................................................................................41
A. Boating Courses ......................................................................................................................41
B. Recommended Reading .........................................................................................................41
C. Charts and Maps .....................................................................................................................42
D. Laws and Regulations .............................................................................................................42
E. Contacts ..................................................................................................................................42
BOAT OWNER REGISTRATION ..................................................................................................43
ACCIDENT REPORTING ............................................................................................................ 43
DISCHARGE OF OIL .................................................................................................................. 43
DISPOSAL OF PLASTICS & OTHER GARBAGE ....................................................................... 43
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