A problem can easily arise when several knowledgeable sailors are on deck during a passage or even a daysail and it is not clear who is charge. Each is partially attentive, but no one is paying attention to the details on the chart or what…
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Safety Moment
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Fire/Flooding
My technician, Chris, found that the entire manual pull system on the FireBoy system in the engine room was inoperable with zip ties and a locking pin preventing the system from working. No matter how hard I might have tried to trigger the system, I…
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School of Hard Rocks
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Damage and Repair
“From the CCA School of Hard Rocks
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School of Hard Rocks
Subject:
Culture of Safety, Overboard
"Things can go from benign to potentially deadly in seconds, even to very experienced and competent sailors."
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School of Hard Rocks
Subject:
Overboard, Rendering Assistance
A Different Kind of Man Overboard
“From the CCA School of Hard Rocks
...lessons learned in pursuit of the Art of Seamanship”
By David Tunick