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RYA safety boat presentation. Suggested methods for dealing with small craft in a sheltered environment. Guiding principles. Count heads! Ask if help is required, and if so, what. Recover and return students to shore if the situation is becoming serious.
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RYA safety boat presentation Suggested methods for dealing with small craft in a sheltered environment
Guiding principles • Count heads! • Ask if help is required, and if so, what. • Recover and return students to shore if the situation is becoming serious. • Leave the craft ‘tagged’ to let other crews know it has been dealt with. • Don’t become another casualty yourself .
Guiding principles • If students are in the water near to your boat, turn the engine off. • Even if they are not, consider turning the engine off. • Involve the casualties in their rescue. • Holding or raising the tip of the mast may be all that is required if sailors are tired. • Whilst dealing with a rescue, the rest of the fleet may be without cover. Remain alert for them.
Short board sailors • Sailors dressed for immersion. • Likely problems are….. • Gear failure. • Wind dropped. • Wind too strong. • Fatigue. • So initially… ask sailor to de-rig kit.