What should be in an emergency kit on a boat?
I’ve heard of quite a few people getting shipwrecked over the years. Should boats have an emergency kit similar to hikers, with those thermal blankets/tarplike things, water, food bars/other unperishable food, lighters/matches, etc. (maybe in a floating pouch)? Obviously there should be first aid kits and other items, but should boats carry a kit in case boaters are stranded, is it already suggested, and what else should go in it?
I carry a “Rapid Ditch Bag”, it contains:
Flares, waterproof hand held VHF radio, charts, compass, flashlight, strobe light, water, mirror, knife, lighter, small first aid kit, duct tape, hose clamps, screw driver, pliers, leatherman knife, sunscreen, whistle.
I put them in what is called a “Rapid Ditch Bag” by “ACR”, it is yellow and floats, it has a strap on it so you can swim with it on your shoulder, it stay’s loose in the boat (NOT TIED DOWN), I also ALWAYS wear my PFD, and NEVER take it off, I can swim like a fish but, not if I’m hurt, so it stay’s ON at all times ! Buy a good one, they have ones now that don’t even look like PFD’s, they look like fishing vest’s. Remember, when you least expect it, all of a sudden everyone’s in the water !
Mike TV- “Wet Blanket” at The Lounge Bar Alton, 13th March 09
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