Having safety equipment in top condition is critical for boating. This is especially true for your life-saving appliances (LSA). This equipment category should be checked regularly and to the standards of the relevant authority.
Each country is different, so you should check with the authority relevant to where you will be boating. Items considered under LSA are:
🦺 Life Jackets & PFDs
- A Comprehensive Guide To Life Jacket Types
- Are PFDs difficult to put on in the water?
- How to choose a life jacket?
- How long do life jackets last?
- How do life jackets work?
- What’s the difference between life jackets and buoyancy aids?
- What should you do with a torn life jacket?
- When must a PFD or life jacket be replaced?
- Where is the best place to store life jackets and PFDs?
- Why do life jackets require regular maintenance?
- The best sailing life jackets
- The best life jackets for kids
🎇 Visual Distress Signals
- Marine flares: Your lifesaving solution on the water
- Boat flare requirements: Everything you need to know
- The proper procedure for using hand-held flares
- Electronic flares and signals
- Visual distress signals for daylight use
- How to dispose of marine flares
- Where should distress flares be stored?
- What is a common feature of all distress flares?
- What should you do before using distress flares?
- Types of Flares: Understanding pyrotechnics
🌡️ Survival Suits & TPAs (Thermal Protective Aids)
- Survival suit features
- Survival suit types
- Survival suit maintenance
- Survival suit storage
- Survival suit size and fit
- Integrated survival suit accessories
- Survival suit testing standards
- Survival suit buoyancy
- Immersion suit vs drysuit
🏐 Sea Survival
- How long can you survive in the open ocean?
- Essential ditch bag guide
- Contents of a ditch gag
- Introduction to sea anchors
- When to use a sea anchor?
- What size sea anchor do I need?
- Types of marine emergency beacons