Yamaha F225 Owner's Manual

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Safety information4ments, navigation, and operation. Uponsuccessful completion of the course, theuser can download a certificate of comple-tion immediately or, for a small charge, re-quest one by mail. To take this free course,go to boatus.org.For CanadaAll operators of pleasure craft must illustratecompetency by means of a Pleasure CraftOperators Card with the exception of Per-sonal Water Craft used for rental purposeswhich require a rental checklist be complet-ed. Pleasure Craft Operators Cards can beobtained following the completion of a com-petency course, with an on-line option. De-tails can be found on Transport Canada’swebsite. www.tc.gc.caEMU33880Passenger trainingMake sure at least one other passenger istrained to operate the boat in the event of anemergency.EMU33890Boating safety publicationsBe informed about boating safety. Additionalpublications and information can be obtainedfrom many boating organizations.EMU33590Laws and regulationsKnow the marine laws and regulations whereyou will be boating- and obey them. Severalsets of rules prevail according to geographiclocation, but all are basically the same as theInternational Rules of the Road. The rulespresented in the following section are con-densed- and have been provided for yourconvenience only.Contact the U.S. Coast Guard, the NationalAssociation of State Boating Law Adminis-trators, or your local Power Squadron for acomplete set of rules governing the waters inwhich you will be using your boat.EMU44180Boating organizationsThe following organizations provide boatingsafety training and information about boatingsafety and laws.In the U.S.A.United States Coast GuardConsumer Affairs Staff (G-BC)Office of Boating, Public, and Consumer Af-fairsU.S. Coast Guard HeadquartersWashington, D.C. 20593-0001http://www.uscgboating.org/United States Power Squadrons1-888-FOR-USPS (1-888-367-8777)http://www.usps.org/Boat Owners Association of The UnitedStates1-800-336-BOAT (1-800-336-2628)http://www.boatus.com/National Association of State BoatingLaw Administrators (NASBLA)1500 Leestown Road, Suite 330Lexington, KY 40511 859-225-9497http://www.nasbla.org/National Marine Manufacturers Associa-tion (NMMA)200 East Randolph DriveSuite 5100Chicago, IL 60601http://www.nmma.org/Marine Retailers Association of America155 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago,IL 60304http://www.mraa.com/