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Here again is a way of giving the coastguard as much help as possible
should we need him. If the coastguard finds someone in the water or on a beach maybe unconscious or in worst case drowned
he then has to try to identify who it is here is my simple way of making that task a bit easier for him I used clear plastic
key rings you can buy them on ebay they don’t cost much for a small pack of 10 all I do is print out a small piece of
paper with my name address phone number and boat type and colour cut it out then put it in the key ring I then put a small
blob of silicone on the back of the paper then insert the plastic back to the key ring give it a good squeeze and a bit of
the silicone should ooze out of the joint just clean it off with a piece of damp cloth this makes it waterproof when it is
dry I attach these to my boat just through the rigging cord and to my pfd it’s a simple way to let people know who you
are if you are not able to tell them
A simple float plan
it is important that if the coastguard has to come look for us that we all do as much
as possible to help his search the first thing we should all do is leave a float plan with somebody i.e. wife/girlfriend make
sure she knows where it is pin it up on the wall so it wont get mislaid .
On this float plan should be as much info as
you can give.
if an emergency happened and your wife had to call the coastguard he needs as much info as possible to aid
the search its amazing how many wife’s/girlfriends don’t know what the car registration number is or if you carry
flares or not below I have made a simple sample of a float plan we should all be using them if you don’t want to make
one up your-self just copy and paste mine then print it don’t forget to fill it out before you put it up and most of
all show it to the wife /girlfriend
A signal mirror
There is another useful item which is light weight, flat, and will attract attention
for miles, a ''Mirror'' these suction mounted windscreen mirrors can be found at Motorworld for about £4.00. It may be a good
xmas stocking filler for next year if the sun ever comes out
Take the time
to visit both the links above the RNLI and shorething
There is lots
of good advice on both these sites for us all to learn
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