TEACHING SLIDES FOR THEORY COURSES

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TEACHING SLIDES FOR THEORY COURSES
SAFETY 12 SLIDES
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LIFEJACKETS

• WEAR A LIFEJACKET
• For dinghy journeys, especially at night
• In fog (due to risk of collision)
• If about to abandon the vessel

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SAFETY HARNESSES
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FIRE PRECAUTIONS
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ACTIONS IF CAUGHT IN FOG

• Fix or best EP on chart before entering fog
• Set radar reflector
• Navigation lights on
• Lifejackets on
• Liferaft ready for launching
• Engine on to maintain speed
• Turn off occasionally to listen
• Post lookouts
• Safe speed
• Horn
• Head for shallow water

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DISTRESS
MAYDAY from French Maidez Help me
Used when a PERSON, VESSEL, AIRCRAFT or OTHER
VEHICLE is in GRAVE and IMMINENT DANGER
and IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE is required
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DISTRESS
Call Mayday, Mayday, Mayday This is M/Y Hot Pot,
Hot Pot, Hot Pot
Message Mayday Hot Stuff MMSI 232000234 My
position is just west of Cowes at 5049N
00118W On fire Require immediate
assistance Four persons on board Abandoning to
liferaft. Over.
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EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio
Beacon)
Transmits position and serial number to Search
and Rescue Satellites
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DISTRESS FLARES
INSHORE 5 miles from land
COASTAL 7 miles from land
OFFSHORE Over 7 miles from land
2 red hand flares 2 orange smokes
4 red parachute flares 4 red hand flares 2
buoyant orange smokes
2 parachute flares 2 red hand flares 2 orange
smokes

Visibility Red hand held 7 miles on a
clear night Parachute
28 miles on a clear night
Orange smoke 3 miles in daylight
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HEAVY WEATHER

• Decide what is heavy weather for you
• Preplan navigation
• Get ready below decks - stow gear and prepare
  food
• Shorten sail early and secure loose deck gear
• Rig jackstays
• Prepare the crew - good briefing and kit for
  foul weather

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LIFERAFTS - THE LAST RESORT
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HELICOPTER RESCUE

• Communicate on VHF
• Pilot will give exact course under sail or
  power (Usually wind on port bow)
• Brief crew early as too noisy later
• Weighted Hi-Line lowered
• Earth in sea or on boat before
• handling DO NOT MAKE FAST
• Pull as directed - stow loosely in bucket
• Let diver touch boat before you
• touch him

Winch wire
Beware of down draught
Hi-line
Diver
DO AS YOU ARE TOLD