6 BASIC POWERBOATING. SAFETY & RESCUE FOR SAILING INSTRUCTORS


contributed consideration for carriage and who is paid for on board services.


Passenger for hire means a passenger for whom consideration is contributed as a condition of carriage on the vessel, whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, charterer, operator, agent, or any other person having an interest in the vessel.


Recreational vessel means a vessel: (i) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or (ii) leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter’s pleasure.


Small passenger vessel means a vessel of less than 100 gross tons that carries 150 or less passengers, or has overnight accommodations for 49 or less passengers, and that: (i) carries more than six passengers, including at least one passenger for hire (ii) is chartered with a crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner’s representative and is carrying more than 6 passengers or (iii) is chartered with no crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner’s representative and carrying more than 12 passengers.


U.S. navigable waters means: (i) territorial seas of the U.S. (ii) internal waters of the U.S. that are subject to tidal influences (iii) internal waters of the U.S. not subject to tidal influence that: are or have been used by themselves or in connection with other waters, as highways for substantial interstate or foreign commerce.


ATTITUDE Instructors are expected to have a safe and professional attitude.


If a rescue has to be made, it will require trained and experienced people on the rescue boat.


You are expected to: E Use good judgment and understand the consequences of each action.


E Conduct yourself in a reassuring, calm and collected manner. E Be alert to signs of potential problems and accidents, such as hand signals, shouts, luffing sails, boats heeled at unusual angles, capsized or swamped boats, and collisions.


E Position yourself to use the natural elements to increase visibility with the sun behind your back and looking upwind.


E Know your limitations – when in doubt, don’t. E Be aware of the dangers of operating a powerboat with a propeller near people in the water. Whenever possible, turn off the engine when working with people in the water.


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