CCA Safety Moment for September 2015
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- ... As we were the fastest boat, we had the least amount of time to prepare for spinnaker sets and douses, gybes, configuration changes, and most importantly, communication. This was evidenced by some truly terrible spinnaker sets, botched take-downs, shouting, possibly some hurt feelings, and a general feeling that we weren’t performing like a team. But no one got hurt, the boat was undamaged, and despite several fire drills, we won all three races. Read more
CCA Safety Moment, Sally Honey, 12 January 2022
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CCA Safety Moment for January 2022
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Read moreOur boat sat unused last year because of Covid, and I scheduled a two day in depth inspection last week to look at the boat, and safety issues. Issues found were extremely surprising and have led to improvements in boat safety.
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We have a Trintella 47 built in Holland in 2001 with excellent construction. But he found:
Since the discontinuation of SeaTow's radio check service, the US Coast Guard recommends all VHF checks be held by DSC test call to their Rescue 21 system on digital channel 70 (the only all-digital channel). All fixed marine radios since 1999 have DSC capability. Since 2011 these radios must also have a DSC test call capability.
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Armed with a small amount of misinformation, we concoct a story to fit what we think we see and then twist additional evidence to comply. Read more
With the recent indictment of the Captain of the Conception due to the loss of life during the fatal fire on board the dive boat on September 2, 2019, it is timely to consider how we have our vessels set up for charging the batteries on portable equipment. The National Safety Transportation Board review pointing at the charging battery powered devices as a probable cause of the fire should be a
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In recent years, the US Coast Guard has, in response to comments from recreational mariners and professional mariners attempted to address the complex issues of required Day and Night Signals.
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Emergency services have not always responded to an EPIRB alert
When voyagers purchase and register an EPIRB, the first step is to register the EPIRB with the beacon authority. In the US, go to beaconregistration.noaa.gov.
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