Название: The Liferaft Survival Guide: How to Prepare for the Worst
Автор: Frances Howorth, Michael Howorth
Издательство: Adlard Coles
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 33 Мб
Язык: английский / English

This is the ultimate guide to liferaft survival for all boaters and its purpose is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking. In this essential safety book, expert authors, Frances and Michael Howorth, cover how to be mentally and physically prepared for a sailor’s ultimate nightmare. It includes invaluable advice on the essentials to pack into the emergency grab bag for a short or long cruise, hot or cold climate, coastal or offshore trip. Packed full of checklists and clear diagrams, there are lessons learned from disasters, flowcharts to prioritise abandon ship procedure, sections on first aid and emergency treatment. This revised new edition covers up to date information on the way satellites and beacons work, world monitoring of distress signals and advances in medical practice.