Alfreds I & II Operation Manuals 2 | Page 15
Safety
Briefing
The
following
points
are
designed
to
help
the
skipper
determine
what
would
be
relevent
for
induc-ng
a
crew
member
or
giving
a
safety
briefing.
It
is
not
suggested
or
encouraged
that
the
following
list
is
just
read
out.
The
points
on
the
following
pages
are
meant
to
provide
prompts
to
enable
to
skipper
to
work
out
what
they
cover
during
an
induc-on
to
the
boat
or
a
safety
brief.
Safety
briefing
should
be
brief.
3
–
5
minutes.
They
should
be
relevant
to
the
boat
and
the
crew
and
the
passage
on
the
day.
The
briefing
should
be
interac-ve
and
where
ever
possible
involve
physically
seeing
or
holding
whatever
is
being
discussed.
Crew
responsibili-es
Duty
of
care,
personal
safety,
smoking/drinking
Stowage
of
personal
gear
&
wet
weather
gear
Sun
protec3on,
avoiding
dehydra3on
and
hyperthermia
Medical
issues
and
check
if
there
are
any
non-‐
swimmers
Ac3on
in
the
event
of
a
fire
Evacua-on
procedure
Muster
point
&
nearest
exit
,explana3on
of
hatches
(dogged
not
locked
and
to
be
closed
at
sea)
Loca-on,
opera-on
&
expiry
of
safety
equipment
First
aid
kit
and
contents,
flare
pack,
fire
blankets
&
ex3nguishers,
EPIRB,
hand
held
VHF.
Lifejackets
Loca3on,
when
to
wear
and
how,
check
gas
bodle
for
inflatable
jackets,
inform
crew
jackets
do
not
have
a
light.
Safety
tethers
are
carried
on
board
but
the
lifejackets
do
not
have
harness
points,
crew
must
understand
how
these
could
be
used
during
an
evacua3on
or
abandonment.
Helm
/
naviga-on
sta-on
How
to
turn
on
VHF
&
channel
16,
Mayday
card
&
Mayday
call,
GPS
MOB
func3on,
Distress
budon
for
a
MAYDAY.
Dry
area
Domes-cs
&
explana-on
of
limited
resources
Water:
How
to
fill
tanks,
limit
use
of
fresh
water,
use
taps
&
switch
on
pump
Baderies:
use
of
invertor
switches
and
plugs/how
to
check
the
voltage/fridge
Mentholated
spirits
procedure
and
stove:
How
to
use
the
cooker,
how
to
refill
the
stove
and
ac3on
to
be
taken
in
the
event
of
a
fire.
Heads:
How
to
use,
clean
&
avoid
blocking
Bilge
pumps
As
the
manifold
system
would
be
extremely
confusing
for
a
new
crew
member,
a
posi3ve
result
on
their
understanding
could
be
gained
from
connec3ng
the
fire
hose
and
using
this
to
rinse
the
deck
of
the
boat
under
the
supervision
of
someone
who
is
comfortable
with
giving
this
induc3on.
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Above
&
Beyond
Boa3ng