Man overboard. Depending on where you are and how you are or are not prepared this might mean death. Here we look at west coast TNP Zodiac boat operations and how we prepared for this eventuality. Subject covered: hypothermia prevention, personal locator beacon signaling, mirror signaling, survival whistles, on-water flashlights, ocean survival vest organization and use, shark knives, utility knives, boat emergency supplies, tool selection, PFD choice, color selection, VHF marine radio selection, use of GPS, yachting lanyards, and more. Filmed on location on the Pacific coast dockside, if you play or work in water locations you might learn something here that can save your life in the water.
Item purchase links, buy quick because they go out of date:
ACR PLB-375 ResQLink+ Buoyant Personal Locator Beacon:
ACR 3971.3 Firefly Pro Water Activated LED Strobe:
Four Sevens MMU-X3R Maelstrom flashlight:
Spyderco FB23PBBK Aqua Salt fixed blade knife:
Spyderco Pacific Salt, black:
Spyderco Pacific Salt, yellow:
Fox 40 Sonik Blast CMG whistle:
Blue Force Gear Ten Speed CHEST Rig M4:
Garmin eTrex 20 tiny handheld GPS unit:
Columbia “Schooner” sun hat:
Casio Super Illuminator MTD1082D dive watch: AND
Boating compressed air horn:
Floating 10 mile LED signal strobe:
Uniden 5 Watt MHS75 VHF MARINE RADIO:
Oilght ST25 500 Lumen Cree XM-L2 AA flashlight (common battery):
Olight S20R 18650 Cell flashlight w charger:
Klein zippered utility pouch for First Aid Kits (shown):
