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Around 50 boaties gathered at Gulf Harbour Yacht Club on March 15 to find out about more about safety at sea – including survival techniques and equipment.
Commodore John Butcher says the event was part of the club’s focus specifically on safety during March. “This seems appropriate, right after the Christmas Cruising period when people may have experienced a few ‘near misses’ and leading into winter, when the right safety equipment really matters,” he says.
Peter Legge from Survitec Group introduced a range of equipment including personal floatation devices (lifejackets), personal locator beacons, emergency position indicating radio beacons and life rafts.
Among the information discussed was ‘which type of firing head and how much Newton buoyancy rating do I need for my lifejacket’.
A series of ‘dry drills’ followed to help boaties understand what activating the safety equipment involves – including activating a Life Raft.
