Health & Safety Tips and Advice

Ensuring your safety on yachts is essential to protect both you the crew member, the guests and the vessel.

Make sure you get a thorough Safety Briefing as soon as you get onboard that covers the following:

• Familiarization with Safety Equipment Locations:

  Ensure that you are acquainted with the whereabouts of essential safety gear like life jackets, fire extinguishers, and first aid kits.

• Proper Usage of Life Jackets and PFDs:

  Ensure that you are provided with instructions on correctly donning and utilizing life jackets and personal flotation devices (PFDs) in case of an emergency.

• Emergency Response Procedures:

  Ensure the Captain or Safety Officer details the steps to be taken in various emergency scenarios such as man overboard situations, fires, or medical emergencies.

Ensure you keep your travel/trip/itinerary details with friends/family in case of emergency

Always be happy that the yacht’s safety equipment is functional and that you have been trained in its use

Always work within your own limitations so as not to risk your own and other crews’ safety

When working on sailing or motor yachts be sure that you are comfortable with placing your life in the hands of the skipper and that they have the experience to manage the size of boat/yacht you will be working on

You must always have or know where your lifejacket is when onboard

Take care with the quantity of alcohol consumed when onboard as this could jeopardise your and other people’s lives

Be aware of the location and use of the VHF radio and emergency flares

Smoking is usually not permitted whilst onboard because of the fire risk