This section on safety briefing will cover the following topics; • Check equipment • Damage control • Emergency procedures • Escape routes • Onboard risk assessments • Peculiarities • Personal responsibilities

This section on clothing will cover the following topics.

• Boots • Forecasts • Gloves • Hat or hood • High-fit trousers

• Reflective tape • Sunglasses Polarized • Waterproofs • Weather, extremes • Underwear.

A presentation on life-jackets is available at Able Volunteer level.

This section on life jackets will introduce the following topics;

• Buoyancy aids • Checks • Condition • Equipment

• Fitting • Inflation • Servicing • Wearing

For more details go to section Life Jackets

• Restricted areas • Jackstay • Safety equipment • Slip and Trip hazards • Vessel’s layout

This section on moving about the vessel will cover the following topics.

• Action Stations • Disembark • Embark • Harness • Holding on

For more details go to section Moving about

• SART* • Shouting • Smoke • SOS • VHF

This section will cover the following topics.

• EPIRB** • Flags • Flares • Hand signals • Not under command

*Search & Rescue Transponder **Emergency Position Indication Beacon

The importance of having and USING a ‘Kill cord’ cannot be emphasise enough to protect other persons at sea, other than yourself, in or out of the water. This section will also cover the following topics. • Key components • Pre-start checks • Safe running • Start • Stop

For more details go to section Engine controls

This section will introduce you to man overboard procedures. A more detailed presentation is given at Able Volunteer level which covers;

• Causes • DSC button • Evaluate conditions • Flag O • Immediate dangers • Checklist

• Post rescue care • Potential consequences • Quick detection • Quick response • Recovery

For more details go to section Man overboard

This section will introduce you to actions to take finding a fire. A more detailed presentation is given at Able Volunteer level which covers;

• Alarms • Carbon monoxide • Causes • Engine • Galley • Outboards • Finding

• Fire triangle • Informing • Policy • Responsibilities • Restricting • Extinguish

For more details go to section Fire

This section will introduce you to actions to take when abandoning ship. A more detailed presentation is given at Able Volunteer level which covers;

• Boarding liferaft • EPIRB • Evacuation procedure • Grab bag • Helicopter rescue • Launch life raft • SART • Survival • VHF Mayday.

For more details go to section Abandon Ship

The link to this section select: Abandon Ship