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The most thorough and well-explained list we′ve seen of things to take when you abandon ship. Read it, then check how your boat measures up..
[Equipped To Survive Foundation, Inc., USA]
What should be in your abandon-ship bag (or previously added to the raft itself) when you find yourself in the liferaft. 3 pages with photos and some brand-name suggestions.
[Blue Water Sailing, October 2003]
Tips on preparing one or more abandon-ship bags and keeping the contents up-to-date, with a list of suggested contents.
[SailNet, 17 January 2001]
A dramatic and entertaining look at the properties of life rafts, raft stowage and raft equipment from the point of view of a sailor in the middle of abandoning ship. One of the most convincing discussions of what many of us tend to ignore.
[Equipped To Survive Foundation, Inc., USA]
Why you need one, what to put in it, with a suggestion that having the stuff that gets you rescued quickly, like radios and flares, is more important than equipment for long-term survival like fishooks.
[BoatSafe.com, USA]
The author claims that "with some careful planning and a few modifications to your existing rigid dinghy you can develop an abandon-ship plan that includes self rescue capability."
[John Holtrop, Ridgecrest, CA, USA]
A list of things to do before, during, and after getting into a liferaft. Includes useful advice to skippers about leadership in a crisis.
[BoatSafe.com, USA]
The need for an accessible list of emergency procedures. Thoughts on stopping boat-threatening leaks, including making a "diaper", selecting an array of bilge pumps. Sidebar on how to prepare to be rescued by helicopter.
[SailNet, 2 January 2003]
Cruisers heading into high latitudes may wish to take a Stearnes Cold Water/Ice Rescue suit along for emergencies. Here are the directions for using it, in particular how to avoid Inhalation Response on immersion.
[BoatSafe.com, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on offshore safety gear and abandon-ship equiment.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]The survival equipment stocked in most life rafts, even rafts designed to meet SOLAS requirements, is often inadequate, sometimes woefully so.
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