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Maneuvering Underway
Once underway your duties as a
skipper do not stop. You are still responsible for the safety of all
on board, your boat and damage to other boats and personal property
caused by collision or damage from your wake. As skipper you should:
- Be familiar with the safe handling
characteristics of your boat. Know its cruising speed, idle speed,
how it turns left and right and its stopping distance.
- Always choose a safe course.
Do not take any risks which might endanger yourself or your passengers
or crew.
- Know where you are at all times.
Check around you and use landmarks, aides to navigation, charts or
any other means possible to pinpoint as accurately as possible your
location. If you have an emergency and have to call for help, the
first question you will be asked is "where are you?"
- Keep an eye on the wind, current
and weather. Will any changes affect you and the course to your
destination?
- Follow the rules of the road
and obey them. In specially marked or crowded areas control your speed.
- You should always render assistance
to other boaters in danger or distress. This could be anything from
a stalled engine to a life threatening event.
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