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Blue Water Supplies Limited. Jersey, Channel Islands  Tel.+44(0)1534 739594

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Safety Equipment

Liferafts Danbuoys Medical Lifejackets EPIRBs & SARTs Emergency Repair Flares Radar Reflectors Drogues etc. Gas Detectors Storm Bag Other

Choosing the right safety equipment to take with you on any long cruise is probably the most important decision that you are going to make.

 

As with everything else, it is always going to be a balance between your budget, the physical limitations of your boat and what you would like to take.  You cannot possibly prepare for all eventualities, but it is well worth equipping yourself to cope with the majority.

HOW TO SPREAD YOUR SAFETY BUDGET 

Choosing which safety gear to opt for is not as easy as one might first think.  There are more and more equipment devices coming on the market and we all find ourselves under increasing pressure to part with our money for the latest gimmick.  The trick is to buy the right equipment to be able to cope with 99% of the situations that might arise.  There is no point in having six GPSs if you’ve got no boat left to sail in!  If your GPS fails you are not in imminent danger and therefore a GPS should not be considered to be a safety device except for perhaps in a man overboard situation.  The list of equipment shown below can be used to judge where you should be spending your money.  

LIFEJACKETS, DANBUOYS, MAN OVERBOARD RECOVERY, MEDICAL, EPIRBS, FLARES,

GRAB BAG, EMERGENCY REPAIR, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, CABLE/BOLT CUTTERS

 It is also worth giving some consideration to the type of emergency situations you might encounter so that you can appreciate the respective values of the equipment that you are buying.

 Possible Emergencies 

  • A)     MAN (OR WOMAN) OVERBOARD - Lifejackets, Danbuoys, White Parachute Flares, MOB recovery devices and possibly Medical.

  • B)      CREW INJURY/ILLNESS - Medical

  • C)      FIRE/EXPLOSION - Fire extinguishers, possibly medical - may lead to D)

  • D)     VESSEL SINKING - Emergency repair, Liferaft, Lifejackets, Grab Bag,  EPIRB, Flares, Grab Bag, Medical.

 

COLLISION AT SEA WITH ANOTHER VESSEL, ANIMAL OR FLOATING OBJECT- This could result in A), B), C) or D) above.

DISMASTING - not an emergency in itself, but could lead to A), B), C) or D) above.