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• Button all clothing.

• Cover your head if possible and enter the

water slowly.

• Keep your head out of the water if at all

possible.

• Assume the Heat Escape Lessening Pos-

ture (HELP) position as taught within a

Coast Guard-taught safety course. Infor-

mation about HELP is available online.

Immersion in water speeds the loss of

body heat and can lead to hypothermia.

This is the abnormal lowering of internal

body temperature. If a boat capsizes, it will

likely oat on or just below the surface.

To reduce the effects of hypothermia,

get in or on the boat. Try to get as much of

your body out of the water as possible. If

you can’t get in the boat, a PFD will enable

you to keep your head out of the water. This

is very important because about 50 percent

of body heat loss is from the head.

It may be possible to revive a drowning

victim who has been under water for some

time and shows no sign of life. Cases docu-

ment instances where victims have been

resuscitated after extended periods. Start

CPR immediately and get the victim to a

hospital as quickly as possible.

Immersion suits will delay the effects of

hypothermia in cold water and are avail-

able through many retailers who special-

ize in sales of marine products. The suits

should be stored and maintained according

to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Inatable Life Rafts

An inatable life raft can provide a sur-

vival platform for an extended period of

time. Be sure the life raft is large enough

for everyone on board when the boat oper-

ates off-shore. It should have the appropri-

ate emergency equipment pack and should

be professionally serviced periodically, ac-

cording to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Coast Guard-approved life rafts must meet

a number of stringent material and perfor-

mance standards.

Anchoring

Anchoring is done for two principal rea-

sons: rst, to stop for shing, swimming,

lunch or an overnight stay, and secondly,

to keep a boat from running aground in bad

weather or as a result of engine failure.

When preparing to anchor, bring the

bow of the vessel into the wind or current.

Place the engine in neutral. When the boat

comes to a stop, slowly lower the anchor.

Do not throw the anchor over as it will tend

to foul the anchor or tangle line. When the

anchor line has been let out, back down on

the anchor with the engine in idle reverse to

help set the anchor. After it is rmly set, use

reference points (landmarks) in relation to

the boat to be sure that the boat is not drift-

ing. Check the points frequently.

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