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Chapter 1
SAFETY INFORMATION
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Primary I.D. Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Hull Identification Number (H.I.N.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Engine Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Star Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Emission Control Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
IMPORTANT LABELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Limitations On Who May Operate the Boat . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Additional Equipment Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Cruising Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 Operational Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Hazard Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Boat Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Night Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Water-skiing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Rules OF THE ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Steering and Sailing Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Rules When Encountering Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Other Special Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 Reading Buoys and Other Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
TO GET MORE BOATING SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . 1-20 Boating Education and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
ENJOY YOUR BOAT RESPONSIBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
