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CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
Your Regal yacht features designated sleeping accomodations
along with a galley sink and head compartments. The older
yachts featured gasoline for propulsion and a gasoline
generator. On these vessels a CO detector must be
installed.
With diesel propulsion and diesel generation a CO detector
is not required but "common sense" tells us we need to
have them installed on board. They are standard equipment
on your Regal diesel yacht. Mooring by boats running
gasoline generators along with vessels using gas cooking/
heating devices could lead to dangerous levels of carbon
monoxide on your boat.
Read the owner's manual and vendor information regarding
the CO detectors installed on your vessel.
Follow the periodical service recommendations per the
vendor regarding recalabration of the carbon monoxide
detector. Never attempt to repair a CO detector yourself.
Get to know the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Remember that carbon monoxide (CO) is known as
the silent killer.
At Least Annually
To be performed by a marine professional:
Replace exhaust hoses or muffl ers if any evidence
of cracking, charring or deterioration is found.
Replace the engine water pump impeller along with
the plate and housing if necessary. This will help prevent
cooling system and exhaust system overheating.
Inspect each of the metallic exhaust components
for cracking, rusting, leaking or looseness. Pay detailed
atttention to the exhaust manifold, cylinder head, water
injection elbows.
Safety On Board
BOATING & ALCOHOL
WARNING
!
FEDERAL LAWS PROHIBIT OPERATING
A VESSEL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. THESE LAWS ARE
VIGOROUSLY ENFORCED
BY ALL ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
alcohol content (BAC) is .10% (.08 in some states) or
higher for operators of recreational vessels being used
only for pleasure are subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000
or criminal penalty up to $5,000, one year imprisonment
or both. In some states the fi nes and imprisonment may
increase signifi cantly.
The effects of alcohol and drugs account for the highest
single cause of marine accidents and deaths. Most deaths in
boating accidents occur when someone falls into the water.
Balance is one of the fi rst things you lose when drinking
alcohol or under the infl uence of drugs. The problem
arises out of not knowing your balance is restricted.
Overall vision is reduced by alcohol especially at night,
along with double or blurred vision. Peripheral vision
is lessened which restricts seeing vessels or objects on
the side. Also, color awareness decreases especially with
red and green which happen to be the colors of boat
navigation lights, buoys, and channel markers.
Alcohol will greatly increase your heat loss so it increases
the effects of hypothermia. Finally, your ability to make
correct judgements in emergency situations is greatly
reduced. Alcohol takes away the brains ability to process
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information quickly and delays a persons reaction time.
Don't drink and drive!
Operating a vessel while
intoxicated became a specifi c
federal offense effective in
1988. The ruling set federal
standards for determining
when an individual is
intoxicated. If the blood
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