Safety Equipment

[Twister_Ken]

Attack by fireships?

Over-enthusiastic flambéing of crepes suzette?

Friction between crew members?

Lighting farts when drunk?

Spontaneous combustion of first mate?

A heated discussion about colregs?

 

[bigwow]

Getting worried now, think I’ll give up this sailing lark and go back to my previous hobby, motor racing, it might have been safer.

 

[Bajansailor]

One could just say 'sod it', and stay at home and play tiddly winks instead - but I am sure even tiddly winks can be dangerous, eg if you wink a tiddle (or tiddle a wink?) too enthusiastically and it winks you in the eye.....

Safety is relative, and it is all about the level that you feel is suitable for the conditions that you are likely to encounter - and of course everybody will have different opinions as to what standard is 'suitable'.

 

[Slow_boat]

I agree with Bajansailor. If I carried everything the RNLI would like me to in an ideal sitaution I wouldn't be able to get on the boat.

I also agree with Ton Cunliffe in that what we are talking about here is not safety equipment but emergency equipment. Safety equipment is a well found boat with a crew competent for the proposed voyage.

Emergency equipment is what you need when it all goes wrong.

 

[Cornishman]

And a well found boat carries a certain amount of equipment which most people know as safety equipment.
An RNLI EEA check just does not sound right.

 

[Sans Bateau]

......and lets not lose sight of the fact that the most dangerous part of sailing, always has been and always will be, the drive down to the marina!