Sea Ray 175 Sport Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 22)

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SECTION 1 • SAFETY

175 Sport

D. FLOODING, SWAMPING AND CAPSIZING

In the event of flooding, swamping or capsizing:

• Try to shut off engines, generators and blowers,

before leaving the boat.

• Have everyone put on Personal Flotation

Devices (PFD’s).

• Account for all who were on board.

• If the boat is floating stay with the boat. Hang

on, or climb on the boat and signal for help.

C. FIRE

Fire is a serious boating hazard. Boats will burn

quickly. Do not remain on board and fight a fire for

more than a few minutes. If the fire cannot be

extinguished within a few minutes, abandon the

boat.

Have fire extinguishers handy. A small fire can be

extinguished quickly with the right size and type of

fire extinguisher.

• Extinguish smoking materials, shut off blowers,

stoves, engines and generators.

• Throw burning materials overboard, if possible.

• If the fire is accessible, empty the contents of

fire extinguishers at the base of the fire.

• If the fire is in the engine compartment and you

have an automatic extinguisher for the engine,

wait 15 minutes before opening the

compartment. Have a portable extinguisher

ready in case the fire flares up.

• Signal for help.

• Grab distress signals and survival gear. Put on

PFDs. Prepare to abandon ship.

B. WATER RESCUE

A person who has fallen overboard will die from

hypothermia in water temperatures below 70

F if

not rescued quickly. Water rescue consists of three

steps: returning to the victim, making contact with

the victim, and getting the victim back on board.

RETURNING TO THE VICTIM

• Immediately make everyone aware of the

incident and keep the victim in sight.

• Slow the boat and keep pointing toward the

person overboard. At night, direct the best

available light source at the person.

• Throw a life preserver, even if the person is

wearing a PFD. It will serve as another marker.

MAKING CONTACT

• Stop or slow the boat and circle toward the

victim.

• Try to approach heading into the wind or into

the waves.

• Keep the victim constantly in sight.

• When almost alongside, stop the engine in gear

to prevent propeller “windmilling.”

GETTING BACK ABOARD

• Try to reach the victim with a pole, or by throwing

a life preserver. Do not swim to rescue the

victim, except as a last resort.

• Assist the person in boarding the boat. The

person should normally be brought in over the

stern.

• If the person is injured or cannot get into the

boat, a rescuer should put on a PFD with a

safety line attached to the boat and enter the

water to assist the victim.

• Handle the victim with care. Spinal injuries may

have occurred.

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