H. Safe Boating Courses .............................................................................................................27
WATER SPORTS ..........................................................................................................................27
A. Water Sport Guidelines ...........................................................................................................28
HYPOTHERMIA ............................................................................................................................30
BASIC SEAMANSHIP ...................................................................................................................30
A. Boating Regulations ................................................................................................................30
B. Rules of Seamanship ..............................................................................................................30
1.
Right-of-way .....................................................................................................................30
2.
Meeting Head-on ..............................................................................................................31
3.
Crossing Situations ..........................................................................................................31
4.
Overtaking ........................................................................................................................31
5.
6.
7. Whistle Signal .....................................................................................................................32
C. Navigational Aids ....................................................................................................................32
1.
2.
Lateral Markers ................................................................................................................33
3.
Safe Water Markers .........................................................................................................33
4.
5.
A Special Sign ..................................................................................................................34
6.
Noise ................................................................................................................................34
E. Navigational Aids Chart ...........................................................................................................34
ANCHORING ................................................................................................................................34
GROUNDING & TOWING ............................................................................................................ 35
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS .........................................................................................................36
A. Storms ....................................................................................................................................36
B. Fog .........................................................................................................................................36
C. Running Aground ....................................................................................................................37
D. Warning Markers .....................................................................................................................37
REACTING TO EMERGENCIES ...................................................................................................37
A. Flooding ..................................................................................................................................37
1. Capsizing ..........................................................................................................................37
2.
Man Overboard ................................................................................................................37
C. Collision ..................................................................................................................................38
D. Fire .........................................................................................................................................38
E. Medical Emergency .................................................................................................................39
F. Propulsion Failure ...................................................................................................................39
G. Control Failure .........................................................................................................................39
H. Steering Failure .......................................................................................................................39
I.
BOATING EDUCATION ................................................................................................................39
A. Boating Courses ......................................................................................................................39
B. Recommended Reading .........................................................................................................39
C. Charts and Maps .....................................................................................................................40
D. Laws and Regulations .............................................................................................................40
E. Contacts ..................................................................................................................................40
BOAT OWNER REGISTRATION ..................................................................................................41
ACCIDENT REPORTING ............................................................................................................ 41
DISCHARGE OF OIL .................................................................................................................. 41
MARPOL TREATY ...................................................................................................................... 42
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