CONTENTS
bEFORE YOU GO 6 LEARNING THE bASICS 24
WEATHER 8 SHARING THE WATER 26
TIDES 9 RULES OF THE ROAD 27
LIMITATIONS OF THE vESSEL 10 SAFE SPEEDS 27
CREW 11 NAvIGATION MARkS AND LIGHTS 27
NAvIGATIONAL DANGERS 12 MAN OvERbOARD (MOb) DRILL 28
CONTINGENCY PLANNING 12 kNOW YOUR ENGINE 29
INFORMATION ASHORE 13
LIFESAvING SIGNALS 13
WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY 30
ARE YOU IN DISTRESS? 32
SAFETY EqUIPMENT 14 ENGINE FAILURE 32
LIFEjACkETS AND bUOYANCY AIDS 16 MAN OvERbOARD (MOb) 33
CARING FOR YOUR LIFEjACkET/ FIRING FLARES 34
bUOYANCY AID 17
AbANDON SHIP 34
bUOYANCY 18
MAkING A MAYDAY CALL 35
IRISH LEGISLATION 20
EMERGENCY bEACONS 36
COMMUNICATION 20
RESCUE SERvICES 36
FIRST AID 22
HELICOPTER RESCUE 36
FLARES 22
RESCUE bY LIFEbOATS 37
LIFERAFTS 23
FIRE ExTINGUISHERS 23
USEFUL CONTACTS 38
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