I've never seen a towrope as puny and short as that. It might suffice in a flat calm sea close to shore but any swell would part that in minutes. No mention of an in-date liferaft either.
Thanks for your comment. The video is showing what's required by French law in coastal waters, a life raft isn't required until your >6NM. Granted tow rope could be better!
Nice to see that the gendarmerie have encouraged thinking about safety. However, that item is not a pump! That little sucker will drain water/oil from small spaces. A pump moves lots and lots of water! 😀 so best get some buckets. PS also you could recommend a first aid kit, thermal blankets, radar reflector, bottled water etc etc. Remember the requirement is just a legal minimum, you as skipper are responsible for safety.
Yes safety equipment is a broad topic. What we're focussing on here is the compulsory equipment as detailed for 'Cotier' (coastal) use by the French authorities in the PDF below. www.mer.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/2020-11/equipement_secu_plaisance_4p_DEF_Web.pdf After that there are a lot of useful extras to add.
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I've never seen a towrope as puny and short as that. It might suffice in a flat calm sea close to shore but any swell would part that in minutes. No mention of an in-date liferaft either.
Thanks for your comment. The video is showing what's required by French law in coastal waters, a life raft isn't required until your >6NM. Granted tow rope could be better!
Nice to see that the gendarmerie have encouraged thinking about safety. However, that item is not a pump! That little sucker will drain water/oil from small spaces. A pump moves lots and lots of water! 😀 so best get some buckets. PS also you could recommend a first aid kit, thermal blankets, radar reflector, bottled water etc etc. Remember the requirement is just a legal minimum, you as skipper are responsible for safety.
Yes safety equipment is a broad topic. What we're focussing on here is the compulsory equipment as detailed for 'Cotier' (coastal) use by the French authorities in the PDF below.
www.mer.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/2020-11/equipement_secu_plaisance_4p_DEF_Web.pdf
After that there are a lot of useful extras to add.