Safety Recommendations; Environmental Considerations - Vanguard KD 300 Owner's Manual

4 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

I.
You must be familiar with the sailing rules and legislation of the area in
which you are sailing and obey them. Do not forget to always have at hand the
RIB's documentation and your own sailing/navigation qualification certificate.
II.
Check the weather reports before setting out. Do not sail in dangerous
conditions. Notify your route and destination to the authorities, to your club,
family or friends.
III.
Use common sense when sailing. Do not exceed your own limits nor
those of your RIB. Always sail at a safe speed and be on the lookout for any
obstacles or other craft. Never load your RIB beyond the maximum weight
permitted.
IV.
Always be aware of the possible presence of swimmers.
V.
Steer clear of swimming areas.
VI.
When there is a swimmer nearby, go into neutral and stop your engine.
The propeller is extremely dangerous for swimmers and divers.
VII.
Check you have all necessary equipment on board.
VIII.
Everybody on board must be wearing a lifejacket.
It is the RIB user/owner's responsibility to check that all firefighting
IX.
equipment is easily accessible when the RIB is crewed, and to inform every
person on the RIB how the firefighting equipment works and indicate the fuel
tank and engine hatches and compartments.
X. In the event of fire, keep calm and act quickly but without haste.
Immediately stop all engines, disconnect the batteries and close the fuel
valves. Take the fire extinguisher and a bucket of water and aim it at the
base of the fire.

5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

Keep up to date with local environmental regulations and follow good practice.
It is prohibited to throw into the sea objects such as
- All types of plastics.
- Food remains.
- Wood, glass, containers etc.
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a.
Check that safety controls such as fuel valves and electric
switches are not blocked.
b.
Do not change or modify any system on the RIB, least of all
electric or fuel systems, nor allow anyone who is not so qualified
to carry out any such change or modification.
c.
Never fill a fuel tank with the engine(s) running.
Do not throw into the sea anything that you would not like others to
throw!
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