Yachting Safety Briefing
Down below
Lifejackets and harnesses – fitting, when to wear, clipping on
Gas – risks, precautions, gas bottles and taps
Fire prevention – extinguishers, fire blanket, where and how to use
Moving around – companionway, handholds, galley safety
Heads – how to use
Seacocks – location of
Hatches – opening and closing, risks
VHF – how to use
Engine – basic operation
Batteries – location
On deck
Hazards – boom, tripping, slipping, hatches
Clipping on – jackstays
Heaving line
Engine controls
Instruments
Lockers – contents
Winches and clutches – safe operation
Anchor – safe operation
Emergency at sea
First aid – kit location
MOB – equipment – throwing line, horseshoe buoy, Dan buoy
Flares – where, when and how to use
VHF – emergency procedure
EPIRB – how to activate
Liferaft – where, when and how to launch
Grab bag – where, contents
Steering failure – emergency tiller, where and how
Flooding – seacock failure, plugs. Bilge pumps. Bailing.
Crew welfare
Seasickness – what to do, how to avoid
Food and drink – use of galley
Kit – stowage
“One hand for you – the other for the boat!”
This post is an extract from the Safe Skipper App for iPhone & Android.
