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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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