“Safety Moments, presented at CCA Stations and Posts”
We offer several types of article covering a wide range of topics. Choose your topic or article type below:
- Feature Articles. Discussions of one or more topics regarding Seamanship, Safety, and best practices afloat.
- School of Hard Rocks. First-person narratives of ... challenging ... experiences and lessons learned.
- Safety Moments. Short items suitable for a quick read or presentation to a group.
- White Papers. In-depth dives into topics of interest.
- Travelogs. Stories of near and far journeys afloat, including selected articles from our Voyages magazine
- Videos. A growing library of streaming content, from weather seminars to member highlights.
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Preparation of Boat and Crew
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Good Practices Underway
Safety Moment, Cruising Club of America
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Practice and Safety Training
Safety Moment, Cruising Club of America
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Practice and Safety Training
Safety Moment, Cruising Club of America, June 2017
Chuck Hawley
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Seamanship and Awareness
CCA Safety Moment for September 2015
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Seamanship and Awareness
Safety Moment, Cruising Club of America
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Communications
... 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-…
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Preparation of Boat and Crew
CCA Safety Moment, Sally Honey, 12 January 2022
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Culture of Safety, Seamanship and Awareness
CCA Safety Moment for January 2022
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Preparation of Boat and Crew
Our 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.
We have a…
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Communications
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…
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Culture of Safety, Good Practices Underway
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.
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Emergency Signalling
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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Safety Moment
Subject:
Fire/Flooding
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…
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Emergency Signalling
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 …
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Rendering Assistance
CCA Safety Moment for March 2021