... 39Navigationbuoysandbeaconsareplacedalongcoastalandnavigablewatersasguides to marksafewaterandhiddendangers,aswellas to assistboatoperatorsindeterminingtheirpositioninrelation to landEachaid to navigationprovidesspecificinformationSeveralAidsareusuallyusedtogether to formalocalsystemthathelpstheboatoperatorfollownaturalandimprovedchannelsSuchAidsalsoprovideacontinuoussystemofchartedmarkers for coastalpilotingIndividualAidsareused to marklandfallfromseaward,and to markisolateddangersLateralmarkersarebuoysorbeaconsthatindicatetheportandstarboardsidesofaroute to befollowedVirtuallyallUSlateralmarksfollowthetraditional3-Rprincipleof“Red,Right,Returning”Thismeansthatwhenreturningfromseaward,keeptheredmarkersontheright-hand(starboard)sideofthevesselBoatoperatorsrelyonAids to Navigationalone for deter-miningtheirpositionStormsandwaveactioncanmovebuoysoutofplace1shortblast(1sec)1shortblast(1sec)Port -to- PortPassing(preferred)2shortblasts(1seceach)2shortblasts(1seceach)Starboard -to- StarboardPassing40 ... AmanifestlyunsafevoyageAnoperatorwhorefuses to complywiththedirectionsofaUSCoastGuardBoardingOfficer to terminatetheunsafeuseofarecreationalvesselcanbecited for failure to complywiththeBoardingOfficer’sinstruction,aswellas for thespecificviolationthatwasthebasis for theterminationorderViolatorsmaybefinedup to $1,000,orimprisoned for up to oneyear,orbothTheoperatororownerofanyrecreationalboatisrequired to fileaBoatingAccidentReportiftheboatisinvolvedinanaccidentthatresultsinanyofthefollowing:• ... 57COcancollectwithinaboatinavarietyofwaysExhaustleaks–theleadingcauseofcarbonmonoxidefatalities–canallowCO to migratethroughouttheboatandintoenclosedareasEvenproperlyventedex-haustcanre-enteraboatifitismooredtooclose to adockoranotherboat,oriftheexhaustispushedbackbyprevailingwindsExhaustcanalsore-enterboatswhencruisingundercertainconditions,especiallywithcanvasinplace,whichproducesthe“stationwagon”effectEx-haustcanalsocollectinenclosedspacesnearthesternswimplatformScheduleregularengineandexhaustsystemmaintenanceinspectionsbyexperiencedandtrainedmechanicsBeawarethatdangerousconcentrationsofCOcanaccumulatewhenaboat,generator,orotherfueleddeviceisoperatedwhiletheboatisatapier,nearaseawall,oralongsideanotherboatDonotrunenginesorequipment for extendedperiodsoftimeundertheseconditionswithoutcontinuousmonitoringKeepforward-facinghatchesopen to allowfreshair to circulateinac-commodationspaces,evenininclementweatherKeeppeopleclearofthereardeckareaandswimplatformoftheboatwhilethegeneratororenginesarerunningAlwaysmonitortheswim-mingareaAnotherdangerouspractice to avoidisthetowedwatersportof“teak”surfing(alsoreferred to as“drag”or“platform”surfing)Teaksurfingisanactivitywhereparticipantshangon to theboat’sswimplatformwhiletheboatmovesforwardslowlythroughthewaterandtheparticipantssurfinitswakeThisisdangerousontwolevels:itplacesindividu-alsincloseproximity to thevessel’spropeller,anditexposesthem to dangerouslyhighlevelsofcarbonmonoxidecreatedbythevessel’sexhaustIndividualscanloseconsciousnessinsecondsTeaksurfingisadangerouspracticethathasbeenprohibitedbylawinmanystatesDonotconfusecarbonmonoxidepoisoningwithseasicknessorintoxi-cationlfsomeoneonboardcomplainsofirritatedeyes,headaches,nausea,weakness,ordizziness,immediatelymovetheperson to freshair,investigatethecause,andtakecorrectiveactionIfnecessary,seekmedicalattentionInstallacarbonmonoxidedetectorineachaccommodationspaceonyourboatCheckthedetectorsperiodically to besuretheyarefunctioningproperlyEachTrip:•...