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Keep nozzle in contact with fuel fill opening at
all times during fueling.
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Listen as tank fills and stop adding fuel before
it spills from the vent. Fuel must have room for
expansion.
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Fill both port and starboard fuel tanks.
A
F
FTER
ILLING
•
DO NOT wash spilled fuel overboard. Wipe up
any spill with rags or paper towels and dispose
of them properly on shore.
•
Open engine compartment and check for fuel
fumes. This is especially important if your boat
is equipped with gasoline engines. Leave
compartment open until no odor is apparent.
Close compartment.
•
If fumes in the engine compartment do not
disappear, do not turn on blower or start engine.
Get help from trained and experienced persons
before using the boat.
•
Turn on blower for four minutes, then restart
engine.
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Assist passengers back into the boat.
3. B
OARDING
!
WARNING
Wet decks are slippery.
You can be seriously injured if you slip and fall.
Wear slip-resistant footwear secured to your feet and
hold onto rails or boat structure.
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DO NOT overload the boat.
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Board one person at a time and give assistance
as needed.
•
Transfer gear and equipment by handing it from
a person on the dock to a person on board. You
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can lose your balance and be injured if you
attempt to board while carrying equipment or
gear.
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Distribute the weight of equipment and
passengers as evenly as possible to keep the
boat balanced.
•
Stow gear and equipment so that it is
accessible, but everything is to be stored in
places so as to prevent it from flying about if
the boat encounters rough water or weather.
4. P
F
ERSONAL
(PFD'
)
S
•
Operator must instruct all passengers on
location and use of PFD's (See Section 1-
Safety, page 4 for type and usage).
•
Children less than sixteen (16) years of age and
all non-swimmers, adults as well as children,
must wear properly-sized PFDs at all times
when aboard.
•
ALL passengers should wear PFDs. By the time
someone falls overboard, it can be to late for
them to put on a PFD and fasten it properly.
This is especially true in colder waters, below
70
F, where survival time, before hypothermia
o
sets in, is measured in minutes.
•
If there are passengers not wearing PFDs, the
PFDs must be readily accessible. "Readily
accessible" means out of the storage bag and
unbuckled.
•
All throwable flotation devices (cushions, rings,
etc.) must be right at hand.
OAT
D
LOTATION
EVICES
3.3
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