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    Operation

           Boarding from the water              Boarding from a dock or landing jetty
                                                (1) Board the boat from the side. One per-
               WARNING
                                                   son should board at a time by stepping
           To avoid  severe injury or death, do  not  into the boat. Never jump in. Avoid step-
           board from the rear, use swim platform, or  ping  on slick gelcoat  surfaces on the
           swim behind boat if the engines are run-  boat’s gunwales, especially if wet.
           ning.                                (2) Sit in one of the seats provided and put
           z Severe internal injuries can occur if wa-  both feet on the deck.
            ter is forced into body cavities as a re-
            sult of being near the jet thrust nozzles.  Docking
           z Exhaust gases coming from underneath  (1) Make  sure no obstructions, boats, or
            the swim platform contain carbon mon-  swimmers are close to the boat. Come to
            oxide, a colorless, odorless gas which  a stop before you reach the dock.
            may cause brain damage or death when  (2) Notice how wind and water currents are
            inhaled. Symptoms include nausea, diz-  affecting boat movement as you attach
            ziness, and drowsiness.                your mooring lines and fenders.
                                                (3) Approach the dock at idle speed. Use re-
           (1) Be sure the  engines are  off,  and then
                                                   verse as necessary during slow-speed
              move to the stern of the boat.
                                                   maneuvering to help control speed and
           (2) Pull out the stern  ladder  and  climb up
                                                   direction. Position the boat according to
              onto the swim platform. (See page 116
                                                   wind and water conditions. WARNING!
              for information on the stern ladder.)
                                                   Do not use your hand, arm, or other
                                                   parts of your body to try to keep the
                                                   boat from hitting the dock. You could
                                                   be injured if the boat pushes against
                                                   the dock.

           (3) Return the stern ladder to the stowed po-
              sition, and then sit in one of the seats
              provided.

           Boarding from the bow
           A bow ladder is available when boarding from
           the bow of the boat is desired, when the boat
           is beached. (See page 115 for bow ladder us-
           ing procedures.)

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