Sailing, either on a powerboat or with a sailing yacht, is one of the safest sports but if something goes wrong it might take a long time before professional help arrives. In the meatnime, there is a lot on board of your yacht that you can use to enlarge your chances of survival.
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Sea Survival and Offshore Safety
ISAF (OPST) Offshore Personal Survival Training (part A + B)
An ISAF OPST certificate is obligatory for many participants of ISAF sailing races. A Sea Survival course is a good preparation for a longer overseas trip. The full OPST takes two days: one day of Sea Survival training and one day in Offshore Safety. Lessons learned in the past are used to prevent problems in the future, such as the FASTNET and Sydney-Hobert disasters. There is a special newsletter for OPST and Sea Survival course dates: |
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