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The off-season is always upon us. And experience shows that the date for winterizing and launching in the new year approaches faster than some owners would like. SeaHelp shows what is important. Tip: now is the right time to purchase spare parts and accessories and, if necessary, order new sails! At the end of March/beginning of April, it is that...
Read moreSmall, 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...
Read moreA 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...
Read moreContainerverluste 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...
Read moreWhen 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...
Read moreWhen sailing in waters, it is not always possible to rule out danger to the vehicle and crew. With distress signaling devices, it is possible to alert others to your own distress. The distress signaling devices also include so-called caliber 4 weapons, or colloquially: signal pistols. On behalf of the (German) Federal Ministry of the Interior, all district or public...
Read moreLife jackets can help save lives. The problem: in Germany and most EU countries there is no uniformly regulated life jacket obligation. SeaHelp explains when and where in the German-speaking countries and the bordering states there is an obligation to wear a life jacket. Life jackets can help save lives. Relevant this becomes especially when the water is cold or...
Read moreWhen 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...
Read moreThey 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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