Safety – Page 10
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NewsMore than one reason to keep safety in view
What does training, or for that matter equipment checks, mean to commercial retailers and suppliers? Stevie Knight asks...
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Lifejackets: issues still need thought
The lifejacket message is getting there – you only have to look at the figures, writes Stevie Knight. But choosing which type still needs thinking through
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Getting out when things get scarey
A simple fact of life is that boats can capsize, and while an open deck will just tend to dump crew and passengers in the water, cabins are another matter, writes Stevie Knight.
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Raising the alarm
EPIRBs are wonderful things, but there are issues getting people to do the decent thing and register them, writes Stevie Knight
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Trick or treat?
As soon as you release anything new into the market place you are waiting for the Asian copies coming back on the return tide, writes Stevie Knight.
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You can't force the issue
There’s definitely two camps on the subject of legislation. Many of the life-aid manufacturers have a large commercial presence – and this is a world that is governed by legislation.
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AIS goes wireless
Paul Sumpner of Digital Yacht firmly places the new generation of wifi AIS applications for iPad and iPhone within the safety category – bringing the lovely iPad even further from its ‘tech toy’ beginnings.
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Inside the envelope
Cathy Millien of Plastimo also takes issue with the ‘cheaper’ and often Asian-manufactured life-rafts, explaining that the company has taken on the challenge by offering all the latest innovative features on a tight budget.
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Signalling additions
There has been another part to this ongoing technological safety revolution. Some lifejackets now come with the ability to have a safety signalling device inserted or attached.
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Staying afloat - the lifejacket evolution
Lifejacket and safety aid manufacturers have been paddling hard to stay on top of a wave of change. However, Stevie Knight finds that some developments have arrived with hefty design implications...
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Will the new liferaft standard sink without trace?
When you read the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau (MAIB) report into the collision between Blythe Spirit, a light GRP fishing boat, and the much heavier gil netter, Lady Hamilton of Helford, that resulted in the heavier boat going to the bottom, one thing hits the reader.
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New Secumar offers a complete package
After listening to the requirements of sailors, the RNLI''s recommendations and their own research, German lifejacket manufacturer Secumar has created the new Ultra AX range in fashionable black using its ''Flat-Pack'' folding system.
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Waypoint wants a proactive approach
Waypoint Liferafts actually wants its customers to take a proactive approach to buying safety equipment, since it believes if you are in the market for an Offshore or ISO 9650-1 liferaft, you will then be able to appreciate ''what separates Waypoint liferafts from the rest of the market''.
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Ocean Safety offers latest ACR EIRB
The new ACR GlobalFix iPRO 406 GPS EPIRB, emergency position indicating radio beacon, is now available from Ocean Safety.
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MCA in distress over flares
The use of flares to signal distress, a warning or your position has recently come under a great deal of scrutiny, writes Peter Nash.
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Fast Find PLBs approved for EU sale
APPROVAL: McMurdo''s new Fast Find compact personal location beacon (PLB), has been approved for sale throughout the European Union and the USA. The EU approval was given following an independent assessment by the British Approvals Board of Telecommunications (BABT).
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RNLI membership giveaway
RNLI Ambassador Navimo UK have teamed up with the RNLI to promote sea safety. Every McMurdo FastFind PLB and Smartfind EPIRB purchased via Navimo’ s retailers will offer purchasers a year’ s complimentary RNLI membership, worth £ 64, provided by Navimo UK
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121.5MHz emergency beacons to go
The COSPAS-SARSAT system will cease satellite processing of 121.5/243MHz beacons from February 1, 2009. All beacon owners and users should replace their 121.5/243MHz beacons with 406 MHz beacons as soon as possible.
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Widest choice of locator beacons
McMurdo has recently introduced the new Fastfind Max range of PLBs which, together with the world beating range of Smartfind EPIRBs, gives the customer the widest choice of emergency location beacons available today.
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Radar reflectors and detection
Firdell has first hand knowledge of the hazards associated with maritime activities. The company was formed after a near miss with a coaster in fog more than 30 years ago.
