The Liferaft Survival Guide
How to Prepare for the Worst
Seiten
2023
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2nd edition
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-1-3994-0150-0 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-1-3994-0150-0 (ISBN)
This is the ultimate guide to liferaft survival for all boaters and its purpose is to ensure the survival of skipper and crew in the event of their boat sinking.
In this essential safety book, expert authors, Frances and Michael Howorth, cover how to be mentally and physically prepared for a sailor’s ultimate nightmare. It includes invaluable advice on the essentials to pack into the emergency grab bag for a short or long cruise, hot or cold climate, coastal or offshore trip. Packed full of checklists and clear diagrams, there are lessons learned from disasters, flowcharts to prioritise abandon ship procedure, sections on first aid and emergency treatment. Featuring some essential content from the authors’ previous title The Grab Bag Book but completely revised and updated, the new Liferaft Survival Guide is what you need right now to stay safe at sea and covers up to date information on the way satellites and beacons work, world monitoring of distress signals and advances in medical practice.
Preparation and planning are key for safe enjoyable sailing. Every boater needs to plan and prepare, and every boater should read this book. This unique survival at sea handbook helps you ensure your crew’s survival in a liferaft. Buy it, build your own grab bag and be sure to be prepared!
In this essential safety book, expert authors, Frances and Michael Howorth, cover how to be mentally and physically prepared for a sailor’s ultimate nightmare. It includes invaluable advice on the essentials to pack into the emergency grab bag for a short or long cruise, hot or cold climate, coastal or offshore trip. Packed full of checklists and clear diagrams, there are lessons learned from disasters, flowcharts to prioritise abandon ship procedure, sections on first aid and emergency treatment. Featuring some essential content from the authors’ previous title The Grab Bag Book but completely revised and updated, the new Liferaft Survival Guide is what you need right now to stay safe at sea and covers up to date information on the way satellites and beacons work, world monitoring of distress signals and advances in medical practice.
Preparation and planning are key for safe enjoyable sailing. Every boater needs to plan and prepare, and every boater should read this book. This unique survival at sea handbook helps you ensure your crew’s survival in a liferaft. Buy it, build your own grab bag and be sure to be prepared!
Frances and Michael Howorth are seasoned maritime travel writers and sailors. They have thousands of miles of sea time each, and are freelance journalists for a number of international sailing magazines, such as Boat International, Captains Log and Caribbean World. Frances is an award-winning photographer and Michael is a qualified Captain certified to command large luxury yachts up to 3,000 tons. www.thehoworths.com/about-us
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.07.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Full colour photography and diagrams throughout |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3994-0150-5 / 1399401505 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3994-0150-0 / 9781399401500 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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