KEWA Manual © Copyright 2008
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Inflatable LifeSling
This inflates and is connected to the boat to enable recovery of a MOB. Open the cover, retrieve
the yellow packet and heave it towards the MOB. It will inflate and, since it is tied to the boat
via a long yellow line, will enable recovery of the MOB. Best approach is to circle around the
MOB with the LifeSling in the water, putting it within easy reach of the MOB. Then stop the
boat and pull the MOB towards the boat. Depending on the circumstances, the MOB can be
retrieved via the ladder on the transom, or a halyard may be shackled to the rig and the MOB
may be hoisted out of the water.
West Marine Throw Rope
The throw rope is in a yellow bag attached to the stern rail. Open the bag, hold one end of the
line and toss the bag towards the MOB. The line should feed out of the bag as it flies towards
the MOB.
Flares
Flares are located in a large yellow flare container in the cockpit locker. Additional flares are in
the ditchbag and also the liferaft itself.
As of November 2007, the current flare inventory consists of the ORC recommendations for
coastal sailing (3 red, 3 white, 3 parachutes and 2 orange smoke). Plenty of outdated flares are
on board as well, stored in a sealed orange utility box in the amidships bilge locker. There is a
mount for a white collision flare at the helm.
Fire Extinguishers
The boat came with CE approved extinguishers, but no USCG approved extinguishers. The
previous owner replaced one of the installed CE units with a USGC approved unit, and also
installed an additional USCG approved unit. The original CE units are on board as backups,
stored in closets.
Emergency Handpump
Need to get one. Consider Edson handpump, although the aluminum version reported readily
corrodes after a few years, so the bronze one is recommended. They come prepackaged on a flat
board with intake and output hoses. It would store under the settee in the main saloon.
Lifejackets/PFDs
We carry auto-inflating PFDs with built-in harness for primary use. We also carry two manual
inflation, hip-packet PFDs and 6 of the inherently buoyant, bright orange, offshore lifejackets
with whistles attached.
If abandoning ship consider wearing the non-inflating orange lifejackets, not the auto-inflation
ones, as they are likely more comfortable, resilient and offer more protection than the inflatable
units.
Ditch Kit
We have an ACR ditch kit bag, containing the following items:
<insert ditch bag config sheet here>
