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Rules of conduct for water transport

The concept of ensuring the safety of both children and adults on the water includes not only rescuing drowning people, learning to swim, sailing, prevention and preventive work with children and adults, but also ensuring safety on coastlines and beaches, organizing participation in the development of water sports, work on the arrangement of coastlines and beaches.

Unfortunately, there are frequent cases of injury to people who ride jet skis, motor boats, boats, rowing boats, kayaks, inflatable boats and catamarans, sailing ships, houseboats (houseboats and summer cottages).

We must know that the use of boats and yachts in places of mass swimming of citizens is unacceptable! By the way, to obtain the right to drive boats, motor boats, yachts and jet skis there are age restrictions (only from 18 years old), while health status, as well as passing the training course and passing exams, must be taken into account.

The safety rules for small boats prohibit:

exceeding the set speed;

violation of the rules and conditions of maneuvering;

sound signals;

damage to hydraulic structures, technical equipment and shipping and navigation conditions;

entering areas permanently or temporarily closed for navigation without special permission or deliberately stopping at prohibited places;

go under a motor or sail and maneuver in the waters of beaches, baths, other places for swimming and mass recreation of the population on reservoirs;

approach the swimmer on jet skis (jet skis) at a distance of less than 100 meters, as well as to the boundaries of the swim on the beaches and other organized swimming places;

to transport unaccompanied children on board;

dump waste, garbage, other items overboard and discharge oil products;

use or provide ships for the purpose of poaching and other illegal activities;

violate the rules ensuring the safety of passengers when boarding ships, en route and when disembarking from ships;

move in fog or in other unfavorable weather conditions, when orientation is impossible due to lack of visibility.

The rules oblige to provide assistance to those in distress on the water!

Passengers on board the water transport are prohibited from:
start an independent disembarkation or landing until the ladder is fully fed or, in the absence of mooring, move along the side of the vessel at the berth;

climb aboard a ladder that is not intended for passengers;

go out and be on sites that do not have fences;

independently enter office premises or open technical premises;

smoke in unidentified places;

outweighed over the sides of the vessel;

carry and use flammable and explosive substances.

Our children, traveling alone or with their parents, friends on water transport, must know and understand that water transport is a source of danger, and therefore it is necessary to know and follow the established safety rules when using any type of water transport.

General safety requirements recommend not only following the instructions of the ship’s master, but also observing personal safety measures, knowing the requirements for clothing and footwear, because this will facilitate easier boarding and disembarking and getting around the vessel.

Basic rules of safe behavior on water transport:

listen carefully to briefings on safety measures;

pay attention to where the lifeboats and jackets are, study the instructions or ask the captain, members of the ship’s crew how to use life jackets;

know how to get down and sit in a boat correctly;

do not panic and mindlessly run around the ship and other water transport (after all, it is during a panic that people are simply crushed by other passengers);

know that all actions to evacuate passengers of water transport will be carried out under the strict control of the captain of the ship or ship and his crew;

remember that from a safety point of view, cabins located closer to the deck exits are preferable. Having found your cabin, you need to orient yourself in its location on the ship, there is an instruction in the cabin, which indicates exactly where your boat is located, it must be found on the upper deck. The instructions are attached to the outside of the cabin locker door, in which the individual life jackets are stored;

when going to bed in the cabin, keep a lantern, knife and emergency food supply ready;

study the instructions on how to put on the vest correctly. The lifejackets are equipped with lamps with special batteries that work in sea water, their light is clearly visible at night. In addition, a whistle is attached to the vest to send sound signals, and sometimes a special powder that paints the water in a bright green color, clearly visible from the air, and a signal mirror (heliograph).

Rules of conduct in case of evacuation by water transport:
When declaring a mass evacuation, the following steps must be taken:

in the first place to let children and women go to the boats;

all passengers put on a life jacket (in the cold season, first put on warm clothes and only then a vest);

if necessary, take with you only the most necessary things (money, documents, a blanket, matches, a first aid kit, food and water);

without pushing down into the boat.

In the absence or shortage of swimming equipment, it is necessary to press the chin to the chest with force before jumping into the water (try not to tilt your head back during the jump), take a deep breath, close your nose and mouth with your right hand at the same time, and hold on to the life jacket with your left hand.

After the immersion in the water was successful, you need to emerge, eyes wide open and look around (this must be done in order not to get under the ship’s propeller). Then you need to sail away from the sinking ship as far as possible. It is known that a sinking ship, during its immersion under water, creates a kind of funnel into which it can pull nearby objects and people. After the passenger has sailed to a safe distance, he must definitely catch on any object floating nearby (furniture, luggage, board, etc.). If the ship crashed at night, remember that swimming vests are equipped with special lights, a mirror and a whistle. With the help of these things, you can give signals for help.

Order of conduct while in the water
It must be remembered that in the event of unforeseen and dangerous situations on board or overboard, in order to save life:

passengers are advised to throw off their shoes and everything that does not float;

being far from the coast, in cold water, it is recommended not to throw off clothes in order to avoid sudden hypothermia;

while on the high seas, the following basic requirements must be observed: all instructions and orders of the ship’s crew members must be strictly followed. All rescue craft should stick together and not move away from the place of the sinking of the ship, provided that there is no hope of reaching the shore on their own. The proximity of the coast can be determined by the appearance of branches with leaves and seabirds on the water.

Drinking is not recommended on the first day at sea. An exception is made for the sick and wounded. In the following days, you need to drink a little several times a day (in total, no more than 0.5-0.6 liters). Sea water should not be drunk under any circumstances: it does not quench thirst, but causes disease. You can only eat an emergency supply of food. If you do not have an adequate supply of drinking water, you should not eat marine fish or birds.

Passengers and tourists should be aware that at a water temperature of 4 degrees, the survival time in the water is 30 minutes, at a temperature of 10 degrees – 2 hours if you swim, and 4 hours if you stay in place. Safety rules recommend that to increase the survival time when in the water, draw your knees to your stomach, fold your arms over your chest. If you find yourself in the water with a group of people, it is necessary for everyone to come together, since in this state there is an opportunity to support and warm each other.

Actions in the event of a person falling overboard:
shout loudly “Man overboard!”;

immediately throw a life-saving device to the victim;

mark the place of the fall by throwing floating objects;

report the incident to the captain of the ship;

clearly follow all commands, conduct observation, trying not to lose sight of the victim.

During a water or sea voyage, some of the passengers may experience motion sickness signs of motion sickness (headache, cold sweat, nausea, vomiting). In this case, you need to know that you need air flow, avoid exposure to the sun, drink very little, if you have no appetite, eat a small amount of food every hour and, if necessary, seek medical help.

The knowledge and ability to fulfill the basic requirements for ensuring the safety of a passenger or a tourist in water transport will help us avoid trouble, save the life and health of us and our children.