73 T ranspor tation Saf e ty No t es Loading A v oid o v erloa din g P asse nge r s and e q u ipme nt mu st be arr ange d with re spe ct t o ce ntre of gra vity Mak e an allo w ance f o r lar ge r w a v e s if lo ading in she lt e re d w at e r and tra v e lling in o pe n w at e r F uel Ensure that adequat e fuel supplies are carried with pr o vision f or emergencies Monit or f uel consumption closely so that refueling ma y be carried out onshore This a v oids possible stranding due t o restar ting f ailure Lak e T ra v el S ta y close t o shore whene v er possible When tra v elling acr oss large bodies of w at er st eer at a 45 angle int o w a v es Ocean T ra v el Ne v er tra v el w ithout local tide c har ts kno w ho w t o use them During r ough co nditions k eep w ell clear of shore break and k eep land in sight Mak e allo w ance f or tides when beaching small boats Do no t tra v el in f oggy conditions Riv er T ra v el Do no t at t empt t o run rapids be prepared t o por tage or t o line v essel fr om shore using lines attached t o the bo w and st ern of the boat S tr ong currents must be tak en int o account when appr oaching shore w atch f or f allen trees or sw eeper s Log jams a re a major hazard In unkno wn t errain e xamine aerial pho t os f or e vidence of predictable hazar ds and por tage ar ound an y suspicious areas