This list of tools and spares is intended to be a minimum guide to tools and spares that might be helpful in routine maintenance at sea or effecting emergency repairs when outside assistance is not available.
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by Garry Fischer,
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Feature Article
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Safety Gear, Boat, Sails and Rigging
by Anne Glenn,
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Feature Article
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Preparation of Boat and Crew
by Mark Roye,
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Feature Article
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Practice and Safety Training
by Michael Keyworth,
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Feature Article
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Tools and Spares
by Chuck Hawley,
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Safety Moment
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Safety Gear, Personal
In the early 1970s, a new method of categorizing life jackets was introduced by the Coast Guard and Underwriter’s Laboratories, using five “types” and a new, strange name for life jackets: the Personal Flotation Device.