RYA safety boat RYA safety boat presentationpresentation

Suggested methods for Suggested methods for dealing with small craft in a dealing with small craft in a

sheltered environmentsheltered environment

Guiding principlesGuiding principles

• Count heads!Count heads!

• Ask if help is required, and if so, what.Ask if help is required, and if so, what.

• Recover and return students to shore if Recover and return students to shore if the situation is becoming serious.the situation is becoming serious.

• Leave the craft ‘tagged’ to let other Leave the craft ‘tagged’ to let other crews know it has been dealt with.crews know it has been dealt with.

• Don’t become another casualty Don’t become another casualty yourself .yourself .

Guiding principlesGuiding principles

• If students are in the water near to your If students are in the water near to your boat, turn the engine off.boat, turn the engine off.

• Even if they are not, consider turning the Even if they are not, consider turning the engine off. engine off.

• Involve the casualties in their rescue.Involve the casualties in their rescue.• Holding or raising the tip of the mast may Holding or raising the tip of the mast may

be all that is required if sailors are tired.be all that is required if sailors are tired.• Whilst dealing with a rescue, the rest of Whilst dealing with a rescue, the rest of

the fleet may be without cover. Remain the fleet may be without cover. Remain alert for them.alert for them.

Short board sailorsShort board sailors• Sailors dressed for immersion.Sailors dressed for immersion.

• Likely problems are…..Likely problems are…..

• Gear failure.Gear failure.

• Wind dropped.Wind dropped.

• Wind too strong.Wind too strong.

• Fatigue.Fatigue.

• So initially… ask sailor to de-rig kit.So initially… ask sailor to de-rig kit.

Detach the board from the rig. Detach the board from the rig. Stow the board.Stow the board.

Detach end of boom.Detach end of boom.

Detach boom (undo clamp)Detach boom (undo clamp)

Release downhaul tension.Release downhaul tension.

Remove sail from mast.Remove sail from mast.

Stow all kit in safety boat.Stow all kit in safety boat.