Man Overboard; Safety Equipment - Glastron Boats User Manual

• Close and secure all portals and hatches. Stow all
loose gear below deck and tie-down any gear required
to remain on deck.
• Reduce speed as the seas build. Prompt all persons
aboard to put on their PFD (personal flotation devices).
• Place a sea anchor out over the stern to maintain the
boat's bow into the seas. If there is no sea anchor
onboard use a canvas bucket or any object that will
offer resistance against the flow of the current.
• Radar reflectors (if installed on your boat) should be 18
inches diagonally and placed 12 feet above waterline.
Fog
Fog is a result of either warm-surface or cold-surface con-
ditions. You can judge the likelihood of fog formation by
periodically measuring the air temperature and dew point
temperature. If the spread (difference) between these two
temperatures is small you likely will incur a fog situation.
Remember the following guidelines:
• As fog sets in, turn on navigation lights, take bearings
and mark your position on the chart while continuing to
log your course and speed.
• Prompt all persons aboard to put on their PFD (person-
al flotation devices).
• If equipped with sounding equipment, you should take
soundings and match them with soundings on your charts.
• Station a person forward on the boat as a lookout.
• Reduce your speed. From time to time stop engine and
listen for other fog signals.
• Sound the horn or fog bell intermittently to warn other
boaters.
• If there is any doubt in continuing boat movement,
anchor. Listen for other fog signals while continuing to
sound the fog horn or bell.

MAN OVERBOARD

Should someone in the boat fall overboard:
• Act quickly–treat every situation as an emergency
• Move throttle to idle position and yell "Man Overboard"
• Immediately throw a Type IV PFD to the person in the
water
• Have someone in the boat assume responsibility for
watching the person in the water and keep them in
sight while the boat maneuvers back to them
• Approach the person into the wind and waves. When
alongside, put the engine in neutral and throw them a
Type IV PFD with a line attached or extend an oar or
boat hook.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
United States Coast Guard approved wearable personal
flotation devices of Type I, II, or III must be onboard your
Glastron Boat. The PFDs must be of a suitable size for
each person aboard and shall be in serviceable condition
and readily accessible.
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