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Transcript of OUTBOARD MOTORS ARE A COMPLETE PROPULSION SYSTEM FROM THE ENGINE TO THE PROPELLER. STERN DRIVES USE...
MOTORS
OUTBOARD MOTORS ARE A COMPLETE PROPULSION SYSTEM FROM THE ENGINE TO THE PROPELLER.
STERN DRIVES USE A MODIFIED AUTOMOBLE ENGINE MOUNTED INSIDE THE BOAT.
INBOARD ENGINE ARE FOUND ON LARGER BOATS.
JET PUMP DRAWS WATER INSIDE AND PUMPS WATER OUTSIDE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
REGISTRATION REQUIREENTS AND PROCEDURES VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
HULL IDENTFIATION NUMBERS ARE A BOATS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.THE NUMBER IS FOUND OUTSIDE OF THE HULL ABOVE THE WATERLINE.
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
PFD NEED TO BE COAST GUARD APPROVED. EACH PASSENGER MUST HAVE A PFD.THERE
MUST BE THROWABLE CLASS IV. THEY HAVE TWO SIZES 9OLBS OR MORE
ADULT AND LESS THAN 90LBS CHILD. BOATS 16 FEET OR MORE MUST HAVE A TYPE
1, II , III WEARABLE DEVICES PLUS A THROWABLE DEVICE TYPE IV.
ALL BOATS MUST HAVE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THEY ALSO MUST BE COAST GUARD APPROVED
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
WHISTLES , HORNS , BELLS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL BOATS .
LIGHTS : ALL BOATS MUST AVE LIGHTS F THEY ARE OPERATED AT NIGHT.
BOATING
MOST BOATING FATALITIES ARE THE RUSULT OF CAPSIZING OR FALLS OVERBOARD.
MOST CHANGES IN THE WEATHER COME THE WEST.
REGULATORY BUOYS IN THE UNIFORMED STATE WATER WAY MARKING SYSTEM ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE HORIZATIONAL ORANGE BANDS AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM.
BOATING
ALWAYS RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS ON THE WATERWAYS .
RESPECT SHORELINE PROPERTY OWNERS DON’T POLLUTE. AS SKIPPER OF YOUR BOAT YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFE COURTEOUS , BOATING.
WHEN BOATING NEAR LARGE VESSELS, YOU SHOULD AVOID JUMPING WAKES , RIDING CLOSE ALONG SIDE OR CUTTING UNDER THE BOW.
BOATING
THE NECESSARY LENGTH OF A BOAT TRAILER IS DETERMINED BY THE LENGTH OF THE BOAT.
WHEN BOARDING A SMALL BOAT YOU SHOULD STEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOAT.
WHEN A BOAT IS OVERPOWERED OR OVERLOADED IT IS LESS STABLE.
BOATING• CHOOSING THE RIGHT BOAT.
•THERE ARE APPROXIM ATELY 2,OOO BOAT MANUFACTURES AND MORE THAN 4,OOO DIFFERENT MODELS.
•CONSIDER WHAT TYPE WATER AND ACTIVITY THE BOAT WILL BE IN.
• BE SURE THE BOAT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE INTENDED LOAD.
BOATING
CLASSIFICATION MOTORBOATS ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR
CLASSES BY LENGTH. CLASS A – LESS THAN 16 FEET CLASS 1 – 16 FEET TO LESS THAN 26
FEET CLASS 2 – 26 FEET TO 40 FEET CLASS 3 – 40 FEET TO 65 FEET MEASURE THE BOAT FROM EN TO END
ALONG THE CENTER LINE.
BASIC HULL DESIGN
DISPLACEMENT HULLS MOVE THROUGH THE WATER , REQUIRE VERY LITTLE POWER FOR THEIR SIZE . BARGES
PLANING HULLS RIDE UP ON THE WATER . BASS BOATS , SKI BOATS.
HULL DESIGNS: FLAT BOTTOM- JON BOATS. ROUND BOTTOM – CANOE.
TYPES OF BOATS
UTILITY BOATS / JON BOATS ALL ARE TIPPY
RUNABOUTS POWERED BY OUTBOARD MOTOR. FISHING BOATS.
CRUISERS ARE LARGER BOATS. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT INFLATABLES SAILBOATS SAILBOARDS
ALABAMA BOATING TERMS
ANCHOR: USED TO SECURE THE VESSEL FROM MOVING.
BILGE : LOWEST PART OF THE BOATS HULL. BOW : TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE BOAT. CAPACITY PLATE : TELLS MAX WEIGHT , MAX
PEOPLE , MAX HORSE POWERFOR THE BOAT. CAPSIZE : TOTURN THE BOAT OVER. CARDINAL POINTS : FOUR MAIN POINTS ON A
COMPASS.
ALABAMA BOATING TERMS
CHARTS : MAPS OF THE WATER. GIVE WAY VESSEL : THE BOAT THAT
YIELDS. GUNWALE : THE SIDE F THE BOATS HULL. BOW: FRONT OF THE BOAT. STERN : BACK OF THE BOAT. STAND ON VESSEL : VESSEL HAS THE
RIGHT OF WAY. PORT: LEFT SIDE STARBOARD : RIGHT SIDE
NAVIGATION RULES
ALWAYS KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT TO AVOID ACCIDENTS.
NEGLIGENT OPERATION. SPEED REGULATIONS RISTRICTED AREAS RIDING ON GUNWALES OR DECKS. INTERFERENCE WITH NAVIGATION POLLUTION REGULTION. NAVIGATION RULES :KNOW THE RULES OF
THE ROAD. RIGHT OF WAY.