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Safety Equipment

Sailing in Seattle operates the sailing vessel WHOODAT with the following safety equipment inventory.   This equipment list meets or exceeds all US Coast Guard requirements for an uninspected passenger vessel carrying 6 or less passengers for hire.

Equipment Item Description
Personal Flotation Devices
  • Stearns Adult Type III (13)
  • Children Type III (6)
  • Mustang Automatic Inflatable type IV (3)
  • Lifesling overboard retrieval system
  • Throwable cushions (3)
  • Forespar personal strobes (6)
Communications
  • Icom IC-M602 marine VHF with remote at helm
  • Icom IC-M2A handheld marine VHF
  • Ch70 Emergency Calling with registered Maritime Mobile Service Identity and automatic position reporting
  • Cell phone 206.979.9016
  • Cell phone 206.579.5370
Fire extinguishers
  • Fireboy 10# Halon 1211 automatic in engine room
  • Amerex 5# Halon 1211 Type BC-I in Galley
  • Amerex 5# Dry Chemical Type BC-I in Head
Navigation
  • Simrad CX33 GPS chart plotter with second station at helm
  • Ritchie binnacle mount compass
  • Hand bearing compass
  • KVH Speed/depth/wind instruments
  • Steiner 7x50 binoculars with compass
Radar
  • Davis passive radar reflector
Lighting
  • Sidelights, stern light, steaming light and foredeck illumination
  • Flashlights (3)
  • High intensity spotlight
Visual distress signals
  • Olin 25mm flare system
Sound devices
  • Falcon Commander air-canister horns (2)
  • ICOM Automatic foghorn
First Aid
  • Guardian Cruising First Aid Kit
Overboard protection
  • Non-skid deck surface
  • All-around lifelines
Steering
  • Emergency steering gear
Anchoring
  • Fortress anchor, 30 ft chain, 300 ft nylon anchor rode
  • Fenders (4)
  • Dock lines, 50 ft (2)
  • Heaving Line, 50 ft
Bilge pumps
  • Rule 2000 GPH automatic bilge pump
  • Whale manual bilge pump