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Safety Equipment and Maintenance

Maintenance responsibilities, inspection evidence, service intervals, and readiness checks.

safety equipmentmaintenance

3 guided lessons · 8 practice questions · 8 flashcards

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  • Explain maintenance responsibilities, inspection evidence, service intervals, and readiness checks.
  • Apply safety equipment to a realistic onboard situation.
  • Recall the core check: check the applicable requirements for the vessel and operation.

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Required and Suitable Equipment

Commercial safety equipment must be both required and suitable. The applicable code or procedure may state carriage requirements, but the skipper still needs to check condition, access, crew knowledge, and trip suitability.

Equipment that is out of date, unserviced, inaccessible, unknown to crew, or unsuitable for the operating area may fail the professional test even if it appears on an inventory.

  • Check the applicable requirements for the vessel and operation.
  • Confirm service dates and expiry dates.
  • Make equipment accessible and briefed.
  • Record checks and defects.
EquipmentCheckCommon failure
LifejacketsFit, lights, service, strapsWrong size or expired light
LiferaftService, capacity, stowage, accessOut of service or inaccessible
Fire equipmentType, service, location, crew knowledgeBlocked or expired extinguisher
CommsVHF, DSC, batteries, EPIRB/PLBNo one knows activation procedure
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