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Personal flotation devices: safety on yachts and boats

Small, compact water rescue devices are on the rise. But what are these modern aids, now offered by various companies, really good for? And who are they suitable for? Throwable life-saving devices such as the self-inflating life buoy from Plastimo or the Restube from the company of the same name are modern, compact water rescue aids. They are designed to...

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Safety in an emergency: these rescue equipment are on board

A signal pistol or even rockets may have been effective in the days of the Titanic, writes circumnavigator and author Bobby Schenk in our news from June 16, 2024, but today they can be replaced much more effectively by powerful LED headlights or various radio signals. The most effective and widespread nowadays are distress radio signals from EPIRBS – Emergency...

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ConTAD: Reducing the risks of container loss

Containerverluste auf See sind nicht nur ein finanzielles Risiko für die Schifffahrts-Branche, sondern auch eine Gefahr für die Sicherheit anderer Schiffe. Laut Schätzungen des World Shipping Council (WSC) gingen allein in den letzten drei Jahren fast 7.000 Container verloren. Intelligente (smarte) Container sollen die Gefahr von Kollisionen nun vermeiden helfen. Jeder Segler – und auch viele Motoryacht-Besitzer kennen das US-amerikanisches...

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Signal pistol caliber 4 (26.5 mm) - Purchase / Handling

When sailing on water, danger to the vehicle and crew cannot always be ruled out. With distress signaling devices, it is possible to alert others to your own distress. Sea distress signaling devices also include so-called caliber 4 weapons, or colloquially: signal pistols. SeaHelp lists the requirements for purchasing them and explains how to use them correctly. It is part...

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Check for life jacket: discount at MORITZ Sailmakers GmbH

When do we really need our life jacket? When it gets serious. When we are no longer on board due to an accident, an accident or even carelessness, but in the water. When theory suddenly turns into practice and the wet oilskins stick to you and hinder your swimming. And the inflated, automatic life jacket helps to keep your head...

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Sea safety training: life raft

They are mandatory for participation in ocean racing: Special safety training for sailors certified by World Sailing. Cruisers and charterers, on the other hand, never have to prove that they know how to use fire extinguishers and distress munitions and how to climb into a life raft. Actually, that's wrong, because a marine emergency can happen to anyone. It's good...

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