Safety Equipment attitude test...

Every commercial vessel has a list of Safety Equipment that is checked monthly, annually and at survey time.  Every owner/operator has a duty to their crew, passengers or clients to keep the equipment up to date and in good order.

Take this simple test to check your attitude:

1.  My life jackets are:
a) Good enough        
b)Keeps the surveyor happy    
c)Will save a life when needed.

2. The anchor ball is:
a) to keep the surveyor happy  
b)Never used      
c)hoisted when we drop the anchor.

3. The sea cocks:
a)look okay          
b)yep, they're probably okay  
c)were checked by the surveyor last time.

4) Our charts are:
a) Under the chart table        
b)good enough  
c)Kept updated and renewed when necessary.

5) The flares are on board and they need to be:
a)renewed                  
b)taken off the boat      
c)nothing needs to be done, they're ready to go.

If you answered anything other than c) to any of the above, you need to think about what SAFETY equipment is all about and why surveyors insist on doing a complete check at survey time.