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Sailing, yachts, adventure and sailing around the world, making a yacht safety diagram.

Here in New Zealand, there are strict rules on the safety equipment that boats need to carry on board if they are competing in any yacht races, and also if they are intending on sailing offshore (both racing and cruising).

Internationally registered vessels are exempt from these requirements, however I would imagine any prudent seafarer would want to ensure that they had all the correct gear on board to enable them to best handle any situation that came their way.

The new Yachting New Zealand regulations can be found here .

One of the regulations is to have a diagram of the vessel showing the location of all the relevant safety equipment on board.

Here is an example that Yachting NZ provides in the handbook:

The plan should be displayed in a prominent position on the boat.

Now I don’t actually have one of these for Wildwood, so seeing as it is a rainy day, I thought I would make one up. Here is a blank template you can use if you want to print it out and hand draw on your safety equipment.

Some of the things you should include on your diagram are:

• Location of emergency steering gear
• Bilge pumps
• Rig cutting tools, bolt cutters, axe
• First aid kit
• Bosuns Chair
• Storm Sails
• Sail repair kit
• Water tanks
• Life jackets
• Sea cocks – with soft wooden plugs attached
• Fuel tank & shut off
• Radar reflector
• Fire Extinguishers & Fire blanket
• Heaving Line
• Anchor & spare anchor

So with the help of my son Seth, I was able to figure out how to upload the hull shape above in to my computer’s photo editor and then add shapes and text boxes to the picture to come up with the diagram below. (It took me ages!) but I am quite pleased with the result.

We don’t keep all our coastal cruising safety gear on the boat all the time. Things like the life raft and grab bag come home with us while we are just sailing around the harbour.

Do you have a safety equipment diagram on your boat? If you have a diagram you are happy to share, email it through to me and I will add your pic (and a link back to your blog) to this post as well. [email protected]

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Some tips and a template on how to make a boat safety diagram

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I love this and think every sailboat owner needs to make one. We just got a new boat, and I think it is important to make this type of map for ourselves and crew as well. Thank you for this idea!

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Technical Tips: Cat 3 safety inspection

Yachting New Zealand have helped put together a guide to the category 3 safety inspection, as a basic overview for participants preparing for the PIC Coastal Classic.

The tips below don't cover 100% of the things that are required for the inspection; we simply hope that you'll find the tips below useful for clarity on aspects of preparation for thee category 3 safety inspection.

We hope that this will especially provide some help to boat owners who are new to the safety certificate process. In no particular order of importance:

Make sure that you have a copy of the Safety Regulations of Sailing 2017 – 2020 & ensure that you are familiar with them. They can be purchased from the Yachting New Zealand website, Boat Books at Westhaven or a local chandler. Or, they can be down loaded free online here

A copy of the Inspectors check list can be found online here

Prepare early & take your time to work through your boat

Check the linkages on the steering gear to ensure that they are tight & ensure that the emergency steering gear is fit for purpose & that you have practiced with it.

Hatches must be fit for purpose & able to be secured. Broken or missing fastenings must be rectified

Windows – water tight, secure & not cracked

Fittings – winch mounts deck gear etc – water tight & secure

Pushpit & Pulpit – strong, secure & the minimum height. Open transoms to have tight life lines in place.

Stanchions – strong, securely mounted & straight. Carbon is NOT acceptable.

Lifelines – refer to the regulations for the correct sizes for your vessel. Must be tight, fittings secured & in serviceable condition. Encapsulated wire must have the plastic stripped.

Jacklines – adequate strength (refer Safety Regulations) & properly fitted for your vessel (tight & run so that crew can access the deck unencumbered. Large cockpits should have a separate jackline).

Navigation lights – ensure that the nav lights are working & that they are correctly configured for your vessel.

Life ring – ensure that it is marked with the vessel name & sail number. Light is working, floats correctly & is attached to the life ring. The drogue & whistle functional. Mounting on the push pit allows for easy launching & that the crew are familiar with the procedure. A documented man overboard procedure that the crew are familiar & have practiced is strongly encouraged. Retrieving a person in good conditions is difficult enough let alone in the dark with a sea running.

Inflatable life ring (if you have one) – please ensure that you have the service certificates available for the Inspector. Crew must be familiar with its use as part of the man over board procedure.

Approved dinghy – if you are racing with 4 crew the dinghy must be certified for 4. Certification can usually be found on a plate on the transom.

Life raft – in service & stored in a place where it can be at the rail within 15 seconds. Please ensure that you have the service certificate available to sight.

Standing & running rigging – checked & nothing obviously wrong.

Mast/s & booms – checked & nothing obviously wrong. Pay particular attention to the goose neck. Heel (base) of mast to be bolted onto the mast step.

Sails – in serviceable condition. A heavy weather jib is required in addition to a furling headsail. The main needs to be able to be reefed easily.

Companionway – wash boards with lanyards attached, sliding hatch that can’t come right out. Access must be available from above & below when the companionway is closed.

Compass, depth sounder, log – functional

Gas bottle locker – separate from the cabin & draining outside the boat.

Buckets – 4 strong buckets (paint pails or the like), lanyards & the boat name & sail number visible.

Bilge Pump – manual, able to be operated on deck with the companionway closed, lanyard on handle, strum box (filter) on the pick up & draining over the side. Suggest pumping a bucket of water periodically to ensure that it is still working as the components do perish.

Knife – strong sharp knife on deck

Heaving line – floating heaving line on the push pit ready to be deployed.

Chain plates – no visible signs of failure including staining from fastenings

Seacocks with plugs – correctly sized wooden plugs to be on lanyards attached to the seacocks

Heavy items – all heavy items to be secured. Spare anchor, batteries etc. Be mindful of small heavy items such as bottles coming loose in the case of a knock down.

Stove – secure in its mounting

Safety sign – to remind people to turn gas off at the bottle.

Fire blanket – suggest storing it away from the stove so that it can be accessed in the event of a fire in the galley or to be used as a shield to exit the cabin.

Charts – adequate charts & plotting equipment for the trip.

GPS & spare – know how to use it & have spare batteries if required.

EPIRB – ensure that it is in date & that you have the beacon registration certificate available for the Inspector to sight.

VHF Radios – ensure that you have your radio operators certificate & call sign available. The Inspector will ask you to do a test on both radios so please ensure that they are working & that you are familiar with their operation. More than one crew member should be competent & hold the necessary certification.

Flashlights – suggest that every crew member has their own with spare batteries plus a larger flashlight for the boat.

Lifejackets – name, crotch strap & light. Please ensure that you have the service certificates available for the Inspector to sight. Very few life jackets have a self service option therefore the majority require an annual service by the agent.

Bosuns Chair (or climbing harness) - in good condition

Fire extinguishers – in service (yellow tag)

Tools – particular to your boat. The ability to do basic things to the engine such as change a fuel filter & impellor so in addition to spanner, sockets, screw drivers a filter wrench & impellor puller are recommended.

Ability to cut the rig free – a choice of hack saw & blades, bolt cutters, hammer & drift, battery powered angle grinder with cutting wheel. Dependant upon the requirements for the particular vessel.

First aid kit & manual – please ensure that you have the required kit on board.

Grab bag – the EPIRB, hand held VHF, spare GPS, flares, mobile phones, keys, wallets & anything else that would be very inconvenient to lose should be in the grab bag in addition to the items listed in the Regulations.

Flares – there are only 4 flares required (2 red hand & 2 orange smoke) for the grab bag. The life rafts have a sizeable flare pack. Suggest putting a leather glove in the flare container.

Engine – ensure that this is clean & tidy. Belts should be tight & there shouldn’t be any visible signs of leaks or broken equipment. Fuel tank must have a shut off valve. Spare filters, belts & impellor & the ability to change them.

Crew training – be able to demonstrate that basic procedures such as man overboard, reefing, starting & operating the engine, fire-fighting, abandoning ship, anchoring etc have been practiced. Ideally these will be documented.

To book a safety inspection, or for further questions on the safety certification process, visit the Yachting New Zealand Website or phone (09) 361 1471 - Ask for Angus Willison, Yachting New Zealand's Safety and Technical Officer.

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Rules of the Road: NZ changes yacht safety rules in wake of fatal sailing mishap

Rules of the Road: by Capt. Jake Desvergers

The New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority, commonly known as Maritime NZ, recently announced major changes to safety rules for domestic and international recreational vessels leaving New Zealand ports for overseas.

The revisions stem from recommendations in a detailed, 60-page accident investigation report involving two crew fatalities on S/Y  Platino in June 2016.  It outlines how the yacht went from sailing comfortably to being significantly damaged and effectively out of control in just seconds.

Platino was a 19.78m sailing yacht launched in 1998 and refitted in 2015.  It was certified to a Category 1 standard by Yachting NZ in May, 2016. Yachting NZ is an association delegated by Maritime NZ to provide specialized inspections on recreational vessels.

Platino sailed from Auckland bound for Fiji on June 11, 2016, with five crew on board. The accident happened on the morning of June 13.  The yacht was about 305nm (565 km) north-northeast of Cape Reinga, the northwestern-most tip of New Zealand. She was sailing in high winds with gale conditions and a confused sea.

At the time of the incident, Platino was sailing on course, but turned unexpectedly and dramatically to starboard. The investigators concluded that the sudden turn was likely caused by a combination of weather and sea conditions, plus a malfunction of the autopilot. This unintentional turn set off a series of events that allowed the boom to swing uncontrollably across the yacht. One crew member was struck by the boom and fatally injured. A second crew member was thrown overboard and lost. Serious damage to the main deck caused a catastrophic failure. The entire mast, boom and rigging were lost.

Sadly, the three surviving crew saw their overboard crewmate in the water, but were unable to help him because of the chaotic, dangerous situation on deck and a total lack of control over the yacht. Having lost the mast, the yacht was essentially dead at sea. The surviving crew were eventually rescued by a passing container ship a day later.

The director of Maritime NZ, Keith Manch, stated in a press release that work is underway with Yachting NZ to change the National Safety Regulations of Sailing. This compilation of regulations is used for safety inspections of all recreational vessels, sailing or powered. Maritime NZ requires foreign-bound  yachts to be certified by qualified Yachting NZ inspectors before they are permitted to leave New Zealand. Vessels departing the island on long ocean voyages must obtain a Category 1 safety certificate.

The revised regulations will focus on a range of new requirements, to include vessel equipment, training manuals and crew qualifications. Familiarization, emergency preparedness and captain’s competency will be stressed. In this case, Maritime NZ is using the information from the investigation to improve safety and have decided against any enforcement action. As such, Maritime NZ made a listing of 28 recommendations under seven headings:

• Certification of pleasure craft departing on international ocean voyages.
• Autopilot failure.
• Preventer failure (a preventer is a device used on a sailing vessel to help control swinging of a boom).
• Mainsheet traveler failure (a mainsheet traveler is used to keep the boom in position).
• Person overboard.
• Emergency communication.
• Command and control.

The investigation found that a number of factors combined to cause the accident and the severity of its outcome. Many of the comments in the accident report focused on crew. While all of the crew were experienced sailors with thousands of sea miles, they had not trained together for emergencies, and none had trained on board this particular yacht. They were not sufficiently familiar with the yacht’s equipment, what was available to them, or its proper use, the report concluded.

The accident may not have been preventable, but with more robust crew familiarization, the severity of the situation may have been reduced. It is with this mindset that Maritime NZ appears to be moving forward with yachting rules focused on the human element.

Capt. Jake DesVergers is chief surveyor for International Yacht Bureau ( yachtbureau.org ). Comments are welcome below.

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