Safety & Distress

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Safety & Distress

Check your RYA Day Skipper theory knowledge with @BecomingYachtmaster and @No Stress Yachting Corfu.
Today's test focuses on Safety & Distress.

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Shivering, pale colour, irrational behaviour, disoriented. These are all symptoms of...

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Seasickness

Hypothermia

Dehydration

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Lethargic/disinterested and pale colour. These are all symptoms of...

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Seasickness

Hypothermia

Dehydration

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If you suspect a gas leak you should... Mark all correct answers (5)

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Avoid to use the electric bilge pump. You may use the manual one.

Avoid to touch any electric switches

Open hatches and turn downwind

Turn engine on asap

Shut off the gas bottle

Ask one person to stay down below with an exhinguisher ready to go

Ask everyone to stay on deck

What exhinguishers do you usually find onboard?

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Foam, good for paper, wood and flammable liquids

CO2, good for flammable liquids and electric fires

Powder, good for paper, flammable liquids, flammable gas fires, metal fires and electrical fires

One of each

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What do you know about Flares? Mark all the correct answers (4)

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Never fire a parachute rocket if a helicopter is approaching

Parachute rocket: fire at 15° downwind if windy, in low cloud fire at 45°, never fire upwind

Parachute rocket: always fire upwind

Orange smoke should be used only at night

Orange smoke should be used only by day

Handheld flare: hold at arm's length downwind

Handheld flare: hold at arm's length standing on the bow

What you know about Helicopter rescue? Mark all the correct answers (3)

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Use a pinpoint flare (at night) or orange smoke (at day) for them to locate your position from a distance.

Use a parachute rocket for them to locate your position from a distance.

The helicopter crew will contact you on the VHF to provide instructions once they are overhead

Secure any loose gear that may be blown around

A weighted line will be lowered first. Allow it to touch the boat or the water and then stow the loose end in a bucket

A weighted line will be lowered first. Allow it to touch the boat or the water and then tie the line to a secure point onboard

If you want to communicate an SOS request by flashing lights or sounds you should do...

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3 long, 3 short, 3 long

3 short, 3 long, 3 short

1 short, 1 long, 1 short

1 long, 1 short, 1 long

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What is the device in the picture?

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Handheld VHF radio

An Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon used to alert search and rescue services in the event of an emergency.

Handheld GPS

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If you have to abandon your vessel into a life raft you should... Mark all the correct answers (4)

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First of all wait as long as possible ( except with fire) and abandon only when you're 100% sure the safety onboard is definitely compromised

Put children and sick crew in first

Put the heaviest and stronger crew first

Use the time available to load the raft with the grab bag, food, water, dry clothes, handled VHF and GPS, and any other useful resource

Avoid to load any extra weight on the raft

Throw the life raft in the water, secure the painter and pull it to inflate

Make sure to inflate the life raft while it is still onboard

Mark all the distress signals you recognize from the picture below (9)

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