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Boating and Sailing.pdf - Moja ladja

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19<br />

Chapter<br />

Common Emergencies<br />

(If There Are Such Things)<br />

In This Chapter<br />

◆ What to do if you run aground<br />

◆ Coping with hypothermia<br />

◆ The items every skipper should have in his first-aid kit<br />

◆ Rescuing a person who falls overboard<br />

◆ Survival tips if you fall overboard<br />

◆ Dealing with leaks, fires, <strong>and</strong> other onboard emergencies<br />

◆ When to call the Coast Guard for help<br />

You may go through your entire boating life without ever facing a single emergency<br />

worthy of the name. Most casual skippers do—boating is not a dangerous<br />

sport compared to many. And sometimes an “emergency” is in the eye of the<br />

beholder. Is running aground an emergency? Sort of, if the tide is going out, the<br />

sun is going down, <strong>and</strong> the mosquitoes are coming in.<br />

On the other h<strong>and</strong>, some boaters take an unplanned visit to a bar in stride <strong>and</strong><br />

have an oyster roast on the shells while they wait for the water to come back up.

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