One of the most important aspects of boating is to make sure your vessel is safely equipped, so on Wednesday, April 4, Aurora was thoroughly inspected by Coast Guard Auxiliary Examiner Frederick Counter using a Vessel Safety Checklist (VSC).
A few of the required safety items:
Registration/Documentation of the boat and dinghy
Personal Flotation Devices (PFD)
Visual Distress Signals (VDS)
Fire Extinguishers
Sound Producing Devices/Bell
Navigation Lights
Additional optional items:
Marine Radio
Anchor and Lines
First Aid Kit
PIW (Person in the Water) (wearable PFD with line attached)
Inland Visual Distress Signals
Life Pod/Raft
Ditch Bag (floating bag in which to put items when having to abandon ship)
Personal Locator Device
Safe boating class
Nautical Charts/Navigational Aids
Thankfully, Aurora sailed through the inspection, meeting both required and recommended items, enabling her crew to face future, (but hopefully never any) emergencies with confidence. (Pictures to the right)
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