Section 12: Safety and Safety Equipment
There is no coastal skipper exam on this subject (though it is of course included in the day skipper general exam). It is however in the syllabus and so is reproduced here. There is added material on the subject of stability and watertight integrity
This section covers the following:
Stability and general seaworthiness
Maintaining propulsion - storm sails and
engine/electrical
routines
Anchors and anchoring
Detection equipment - make sure you can be
seen and heard
Bilge pumps and watertight integrity
Fire, fire fighting equipment and fire prevention
Pyrotechnics (distress flares)
Personal safety equipment
Man overboard recovery equipment
Liferaft
Radio
General - dinghy, tools and spares, check lists and maintenance etc