Specifications
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• Securetheanchorlinetothebowcleatatthepointyouwantitto
stop
• Bringthebowofthevesselintothewindorcurrent
• Whenyougettothespotyouwanttoanchor,placetheenginein
neutral
• Whentheboatcomestoastop,slowlylowertheanchorDonot
throwtheanchorover,asthrowingtendstofoultheanchorline
• Whenallofthelinehasbeenletout,backdownontheanchor
withtheengineinidlereversetohelpsettheanchorfirmlyonthe
bottom
• Whentheanchorisset,takenoteofreferencepoints(landmarks)
inrelationtotheboatCheckthesepointsfrequentlytomake
sureyouarenotdrifting
anchorfromthestern!!
Anchoringbythesternhascausedmanyboats–smallboatsespe-
cially–tocapsizeandsinkThereasonisthatthetransomisusually
squaredoffandhaslessfreeboardthanthebowInaddition,thestern
maybecarryingtheaddedweightofamotor,fueltank,orgearbrought
onboardInastrongcurrent,theforceofthewatercanpullthe
sternunderAnchoringatthesternalsomakestheboatvulnerableto
swampingbywaveaction
Ifyouoperateyourvesseloffshore,youshouldconsidercarryingad-
ditionalsafetyequipmentbeyondtheminimumfederalrequirements
Thisequipmentshouldincludeappropriatecommunicationsgear,an
inflatableliferaft,anEmergencyPositionIndicatingRadioBeacon
(EPIRB),andameansofaccuratelydeterminingyourlocationIncold
waters,youshouldalsocarryanimmersionsuitforeveryoneonboard
Donotunderestimatethedangerofhypothermia
Carrycommunicationsgear–amarineVHF-FMand/orHFtransceiver(s)
–appropriatetoyouroperatingareaCellularphonecoverageisavail-
ableinmanycoastalareas,butbeconsideredasubstitute
forVHF-FMmarinebandradiosforemergencypurposes
Improperuseofaradio-telephoneisacriminaloffenseTheuseof
obscene,indecent,orprofanelanguageduringradiocommunications
isafederaloffencePenaltiesexistformisuseofaradio,suchas
issuingafalsedistresscall
Channel16istheprimaryVHF-FMmarineradiocallinganddistress
channelItisnottobeusedforgeneralconversationorradiochecks
Suchtrafficshouldbeconductedonanotherauthorizedworkingchannel
Aninflatableliferaftcan
provideasurvivalplatform
foranextendedperiodof
time
Makesurethelife
raftislargeenoughfor
everyoneonboardwhen
theboatoperatesoffshore
Itshouldhavetheappropri-
ateemergencyequipmentpack,andshouldbeprofessionallyserviced
periodically,accordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructionsUSCoast
Guard-approvedliferaftsmustmeetanumberofstringentmaterialand
performancestandards
406MHzSatelliteEmergencyPositionIndicatingRadioBeacons
(EPIRBs)aredesignedtoquicklyandreliablyalertrescuepersonnel,
indicateanaccuratedistressposition,andguiderescueunitstothedis-
tressscene,evenwhenallothercommunicationsfail(Seepage75)
Life Raft
RESCUE
COORDINATION CENTER
SARSAT
MISSION CONTROL
GROUND
STATION
VESSEL IN TROUBLE
EPRIBs
SATELLITE
SEARCH & RESCUE
position,
other
communications
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