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11
SaFETy
11.1
Prevention
THE CREW
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For your own safety and your crew's, you shall respect some basic
principles:
- Before you sail, check the different components of your safety
equipment, their location and their expiry dates.
- Check the location and validity of the official documents as well.
- Tell the crew where the safety equipment is, how it works and the
elementary safety procedures to follow.
When sailing, always be able to indicate your precise position.
In case an incident on board should happen and help be asked, this
will be the very first question you will be asked.
REcommENDaTIoN
Equip the children (and depending on the weather, the whole crew as well)
with life jackets or harnesses.
WaRNING
Do not exceed the number of persons indicated in chapter 'SPEcIFIcaTIoNS'.
If you do not take the number of persons into account, the combined weight
of the persons and equipment should never exceed the maximum load
recommended by the builder.
THE BOAT
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For the sake of prevention and to be able to feel confident to face
successfully the possible dangers on board (fire, leak), learn to
recognize and locate the different elements which might be the cause
of these disorders and the equipment to cope with them as well.
Risk of fire:
- Electrical system (chapter 7)
- Engines (chapter 8)
- Gas system (chapter 11)
Risk of leak:
- Water systems (chapter 6)
REcommENDaTIoN
In emergency situation, it is essential to be able to locate quickly all the
appropriate safety equipment.
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