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Safety Brief

Make a cup of tea/Coffee
Use this as a lead in for the explanation of Gas protocol and the use of the heads Explain the potential

Causes of Fire

· Gas Leak
Always turn off the gas bottle when you leave the vessel and during the night Always turn off the gas isolator at the stove between uses of the stove. Never leave a naked flame unattended If a gas leak is suspected close off the supply at the bottle ventilate the vessel and pump the bilges, NEVER check with a naked flame!
· Electrical Fire
Report any strange smells and check electrical wires regularly.
· Smoking
DO NOT permit smoking below

Lifejackets and Safety Harnesses

These will be issued to the students who will retain them for the duration of the course. You should ensure that they are fitted correctly and the student knows how to correct the size for when wearing wet weather clothing. Lifejackets should be worn at all times in the dinghy and on deck when:
· There is fog
· Hours of darkness
· Poor conditions
· At all times for non swimmers
· When your clients feels he/she requires and at all times you as a skipper think they should be worn

Students should know where to clip on the harnesses to 'D' rings and the jackstays, be sure the student know to clip on before coming on deck and not to unclip until they are below decks again

Daily Engine Checks

This should be incorporated in the course syllabus.
· Check raw water inlet and the sea cock is on
· Check and clean raw water filter (fish trap)
· Isolate the batteries
· Check oil level and consistency
· Check gearbox oil
· Check water lever in the header tank
· Check belt tensions
· After starting check water is running through the engine by looking for water in the exhaust outlet outside
· Check the engine engages into forward and reverse before you leave the berth!

Location of all safety equipment Check the location and expiry dates of:

· The life raft
· The flares
· Fire Extinguishers
· Fire Blanket
· EPIRB
· Emergency VHF Aerial
· Emergency Torches Check location and operation of the vessels sea cocks

Action to be taken in an emergency

Make sure the crew are aware of the action required in an emergency to join the rest of the crew on deck in suitable dress with lifejacket and harness.

Action to be taken in the event of a Person Overboard.

Make sure this is explained before departure and demonstrated at the earliest possible convenient moment.
· Shout MOB
· Hove too/ stop the vessel
· Talk to the crew in the cockpit and make sure they are harnessed and attached to a strong point
· Check there are no lines over the side
· Start the engine
· At this point you will be close to the person in the water, if possible run the engine in reverse until you are alongside the person, if not deploy the Dan buoy and life ring to the casualty
· Follow the RYA DaySkipper MOB routine of dropping the headsail sheeting in the main running downwind 5 boat lengths and motoring slowly towards them.
· Recovery method depends on the casualty, conditions and the vessel. The most important thing is to get the casualty attached the vessel.
· Call a Mayday unless the action of doing so inhibits the rescue operation
· Cancel mayday after the recovery
· Phone principal and file an incident report form

Before Departure

· Make sure you have a recent forecast
· Fully brief the crew of where you are going and what you intend to do including tidal streams charts and weather.
· Check fuel, gas, water

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