By Frances Howorth, Michael Howorth
The aim of this article is to make sure the survival of skipper and group within the occasion in their boat sinking. It gains: recommendation at the necessities to pack into the emergency seize bag for a brief or lengthy cruise, sizzling or chilly weather, coastal or offshore journey; flowcharts to prioritise abandon send approach; innovations for survival within the liferaft, brief- and long term - the why, while and the way of liferaft survival; and checklists and tables
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Extra resources for The Grab Bag Book: Your Ultimate Guide to Liferaft Survival
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It is written for: • Skipper and crew aboard any private vessel. • Any size or type of boat. • Any voyage from across the bay to around the world. PROPER PREPARATION AND TRAINING As a responsible skipper, part of the planning for a passage includes ensuring the correct safety equipment is carried aboard your yacht. It is not easy to part with hard earned money for an item of equipment that you doubt will be used, and may even be thrown away after a few years still unopened. It is easy to cut corners at the purchasing stage and buy only the barest minimum.
If your emergency pack includes one this is good; if not, seriously consider purchasing a SART instead. If money is very tight a radar reflector is better than nothing. Rescue line and quoit* This should be included in every liferaft with not less than 30 m (100 ft) of buoyant line, and fastened to the raft. It is designed to be thrown from the liferaft to a survivor in the water, to assist them reaching the raft. SART* A Search and Rescue Transponder, also called a Radar Transponder, is an extremely valuable addition to your EPIRB: • It returns a magnified, directional, unmistakable, emergency image to any marine radar.
A purpose-made mirror is brighter and easier to aim. • Buoyant waterproof models are designed for marine use. Make sure the instructions for use are on waterproof paper. • It is used to reflect the sun’s rays towards rescue personnel. • It can be used to transmit Morse code but a simple flash is easier to send. • In normal sunlight the flash can be seen from at least ten miles. • A signal mirror will take up little room in your grab bag. • The more you have the better, pack one for each crewmember.