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Adventures Offshore strives to operate to the
highest standard of safety possible and our excellent safety record demonstrates
how successful we are with that aim. Although we are a charity, we are required
to operate to the commercial standards set down by the MCA. As part of Scouting,
we are also required to abide by the rules of the Scout Association. Shortly
after your arrival on board our yachts, you will be receive a full safety
briefing from our afterguard and be allocated a lifejacket with harness and
waterproofs for the duration of your voyage.
Boat safety equipment
Our boats are certified in accordance with the
Safety Code for Small Commercial Sailing Vessels and inspected annually. Both of
our boats carry all the safety equipment required by law, and more. This
includes the following:
 Inflatable lifejacket for everyone on board, with crotch strap and in built
harness Specialist waterproof
clothing for everyone on board
Two deck-mounted life-rafts with a total capacity of 14
Full-length jack-stays
Two horseshoe-type floats with light
Dan buoy with light & flag
Throwing lines
Helicopter strop Boat
hooks
Emergency steering equipment
Radar
Radar reflector
VHF radio with DSC linked to GPS
Backup GPS
Hand-held radio EPIRB
(Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon)
Emergency lighting
First aid kits A full
set of distress flares
White collision warning flares
Spotlight
Wire rigging cutters
Electric & manual
bilge pumps
Emergency lighting
At least one fire extinguisher per cabin
Fire blanket in the galley
Gas detectors In addition to the above equipment, we
have a comprehensive set of Operational Procedures which we abide to at all
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Afterguard qualifications
