2.1 SAFETY RULES AND WARNINGS

Your yacht has been designed paying the utmost attention to all aspects regarding your safety and the safety of your guests. However, all personnel on board must be instructed and aware about some precautions to be adopted at all times.
For this purpose, it is advisable that all people on board carefully read the guidelines contained in this manual, as well as the signs installed on the yacht and, in particular, all safety notices.
The time spent in reading such instructions will prevent unpleasant accidents.
Remember that you are responsible for your safety and the safety of your passengers, and that you may jeopardize the safety of other boats.
Please make sure you are perfectly aware of the main safety rules:

DANGER

Only the personnel having a regular license or the necessary qualifications can steer this yacht.
Personnel operating the yacht must not be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or narcotics.

• During normal operation or any activities on the yacht, keep passageways and escape routes in proper conditions, in order to avoid hazards to people’s safety;
• Always perform regular inspections of hull conditions, power system, safety equipment, and systems on a regular basis;
• Always check the fuel level before sailing and compare the tanks’ capacity with the engines’ consumption and the length and the expected type of cruise;
• Check the expected weather conditions in your sailing area;
• In any case, always act according to common sense.
  

Safety is also “in the hands” of all those on board, who should be instructed and aware of some precautions to be adopted all times:

• Move carefully around the yacht because its stability may be suddenly affected by the sea waves;
• Persons on board must know the location of life jackets and the location of fire extinguishers (see safety equipment) and of the life raft;
• All passengers must be aware of the risks caused by the fires and the correct way to proceed in the event a fire should occur;
• The engine room must be properly ventilated when the engines are running;
• Everybody on board must be able to release and launch the life belt and the life raft at sea;
• Access to the engine room must be allowed only to authorized personnel, aware of possible dangers like:
  • Moving mechanical parts;
  • Hot parts and components;
  • Circuits with pressurized, hot or irritating fluids;
  • Circuits with flammable fluids;
  • High noise when engines are running;
  • Possibility of inadvertently manoeuvring valves that are important for safe navigation.

Do not tamper with, disconnect, eliminate or by-pass the safety devices installed on your yacht. Periodically check their real efficiency in time to ensure that they can be used in case of need. Failure to meet such requirements may lead to serious risks to the health and safety of passengers.

WARNING

Personnel performing any type of operation during the entire lifetime of the yacht must be technically qualified and have proven abilities and experience acquired and recognised in the specific field. The lack of such skills can endanger your safety as well as the safety of people on board and the integrity of the yacht.

Make sure any parts not stored or not secured correctly, cannot move during navigation, hinder the passage, prevent the opening of inner hatches, fall against the people on board, damage or hinder the quick finding of necessary pieces.

DANGER

Carbon monoxide poisoning
Adequate ventilation of the yacht is required when the engines are running when navigating at low speeds or in conditions where fumes may re-enter the hull.

DANGER

The personnel in charge of the yacht must not be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or narcotics.

DANGER

It is absolutely forbidden to remain on the external decks outside protected areas during navigation.

DANGER

When the yacht is being loaded, never exceed the maximum load carrying capacity. Always take great care when loading the yacht and try to distribute the loads evenly so as to keep the correct trim.
Avoid placing heavy loads in the upper part to not reduce the stability.

CAUTION

Always place the necessary attention while navigating, especially in adverse weather conditions or breaking waves.