Safety Notices - Raymarine ST3000 Owner's Handbook Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

Safety notices

WARNING:
This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance
with the instructions contained in this handbook. Failure to do so
could result in poor product performance, personal injury
and/or damage to your boat.
WARNING:
Make sure the power supply is switched off before you make any
electrical connections.
WARNING:
Although we have designed this product to be accurate and
reliable, many factors can affect its performance. As a result, it
should only be used as an aid to navigation and should never
replace common sense and navigational judgement. Always
maintain a permanent watch so you can respond to situations as
they develop.
Your Raymarine autopilot will add a new dimension to your boating
enjoyment. However, it is the skipper's responsibility to ensure the
safety of the boat at all times by following these basic rules:
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Product installation
Electrical safety
Navigation aid
Ensure that someone is present at the helm AT ALL TIMES, to
take manual control in an emergency.
Make sure that all crew members know how to disengage the
autopilot – you cannot handsteer with the wheel pilot engaged.
Regularly check for other boats and any obstacles to navigation –
no matter how clear the sea may appear, a dangerous situation can
develop rapidly.
Maintain an accurate record of the boat's position by using either
a navigation aid or visual bearings.
Maintain a continuous plot of your boat's position on a current
chart. Ensure that the locked autopilot heading will steer the boat
clear of all obstacles. Make proper allowance for tidal set – the
autopilot cannot.
Even when your autopilot is locked onto the desired track using a
navigation aid, always maintain a log and make regular positional
plots. Navigation signals can produce significant errors under
some circumstances and the autopilot will not be able to detect
these errors.
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