BEFORE YOU

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BEFORE YOU 24 to 28 May Is Safe Boating
Week GO BOATING
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Basics

• 1. Know Location of
• A) Emergency Equipment
• B) Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
• C) Fire Extinguisher(s)
• D) Emergency Signaling Devices
• Other Safety Gear

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Basics

• 2. Practice
• A) Throwing PFDs or Line to a Pretend
  Person Overboard
• B) Anchoring the Boat
• C) Getting Aboard from the
• Water

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Basics

• 3. Ask Owner or Captain
• A) About the Operation of the Boat
• B) How to Start It,
• C) How to Stop It
• D) How to Use the Radio
• (if equipped)

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Learn How to Stop

• 1. Boats Don't Have Brakes
• 2. Don't Aim Boat
• 3. As A Boat Slows, It Looses Steering
• 4. Kill Engine

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Learn Crew Overboard Procedures

• 1. Be Calm
• 2. Immediately Shut Down the Engine
• 3. Locate the Person in the Water
• 4. Toss PFD or Anything That
• Floats

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Learn Crew Overboard Procedures

• 5. If You Must, Restart Engine Move Close
  Enough, Throw a PFD
• 6. Once the Person Has Float, Tie Line
• to Boat Throw Other End to Person
• 7. Pull Them Slowly to the
• Boat

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Learn Crew Overboard Procedures

• 8. Get PFD on the Person
• 9. If Can Not Easily Lift Person Into Boat -
  Best Not to Struggle Call Wait for Help
• 10. Lower the Anchor

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Learn To Signal For Help

• 1. Raising and Lower Arms
• 2. Use a Mirror to Reflect the Sun
• 3. Signal SOS ( --- )
• w/Flashlight, Whistle or Horn

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Learn To Signal For Help

• 4. Light or Fire off a Distress Flare
• 5. Yell
• 6. If Equipped, Use the VHF Radio

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• ALL PRECEDING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
  BOATSAFE.COM
• http//www.boatsafe.com/

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BE SAFE THIS SUMMER