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Safety Briefing

Before taking passengers out on the water, the operator of a pleasure craft should also conduct a pre-departure briefing with all passengers to provide them with the required safety information and emergency procedures.

 

The safety briefing should include:

  • The location of personal flotation devices (PFD’S) and/or lifejackets;
  • How to put on a personal flotation device or lifejacket;
  • A technique for putting on a personal flotation device or a lifejacket when in the water;
  • The importance of wearing personal flotation devices or lifejackets at all times;
  • The location of the emergency kit;
  • The location of fire fighting equipment and how to use it.
  • The importance of keeping oneself low in the boat, on the boat’s centerline, and holding onto a rigid part of the boat while moving around on board;
  • The importance of keeping one’s hands, arms, and legs inside the pleasure craft when approaching or leaving a dock;
  • The effects that the motion of the pleasure craft, sunlight, waves, wind, sound, and alcohol can have on a person’s reflexes and senses;
  • The roles of all on board in the event of an emergency; and
  • The procedure for a man overboard (MOB) scenario. Someone on board needs to always keep an eye on the person in water during a man overboard scenario.
REMEMBER: Make sure that at least one other person on board knows how to operate the boat in case something happens to you.

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