Baja Marine Outlaw 23 - Manual (Page 20)

23 Outlaw ® 1.10
S
eCtiOn
1 • S
aFety
R
Speed changes you. TM.
DIVERs Flags
(FIg. 1.10.1)
CODE alPha
Flag
sPORT DIVER's
Flag
RED
WhITE
BlUE WhITE
Faster - Thumb ponted up or palm up, move hand up
and down.
Speed OK - Rase arm and form a crcle wth thumb and
index finger.
Stop - Rase arm wth palm vertcal and facng
forward.
Turn Right - Extend rght arm out from body to the
rght.
Turn Left - Extend left arm out from body to the left.
OK After a Fall - Clasp hands together overhead.
C. D
iving
Recognize and respect diving flags. (See Figure
1.10.1) keep at least 30 meters (100 feet) away.
Sport Divers Flag – Red flag with diagonal white
strpe marks a dver n the water.
Code Alpha Flag – Blue and whte pennant
desgnates boat beng used n dve operatons
i
n
G
eneral
When engaged n water sports, be safe and courteous
to others sharng the water:
• Be considerate to fishermen.
• Do not water sk n congested areas.
• keep the boat and sker away from navgaton
markers.
• stay well clear of other boats and skers.
15. e
MerGencY
s
iTuaTions
Preventon s the safest approach. We hope that you are
never nvolved n an emergency stuaton.
If you are nvolved n an emergency stuaton, t s
mperatve that you know how to react, n order to protect
the lves n your care.
a. M
eDical
e
MerGencY
you may be far from professonal medcal help when
you are boatng. at least two people on board your boat
should be CPR certified, and should have taken a first
aid course. Equip your boat with a first aid kit.
b. W
aTer
r
escue
a person who has fallen overboard wll de from
hypotherma n water temperatures below 70 ° F f not
rescued quckly. Water rescue consst of three steps:
returnng to the vctm, makng contact wth the vctm,
and gettng the vctm back on board.
Returning to the Victim
• Immedately make everyone aware of the ncdent
and keep the vctm n sght.
• slow the boat and keep pontng toward the person
overboard. at nght, drect the best avalable lght
source at the person.
• Throw a lfe preserver, even f the person s wearng
a PFD. It wll serve as another marker.
Making Contact
• slow the boat and crcle toward the vctm.
ASSISTING OTHER BOATERS
All boaters have a legal obligation to help other
boaters who are in distress, as long as rendering
assistance does not endanger you, your passengers
or your boat.
If the skier suddenly releases the tow rope, it can
backlash into the cockpit. Spotters who are watching
the skier must be made aware of this fact and be
prepared to deflect the rope by hand to avoid injury.
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WARNING