Why You Should Run Safety Drills on Your Sailboat
Recently I took a FEMA course about shooting situations, and the section on why to run safety drills really caught my attention. My work on sailboats as an instrutor and charter boat captain is driven by safety, and I believe in skill performance practice. What I found was a great ...
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Assessing a 25-Foot Ranger Tug for the Passenger Trade
Ranger 25 Orientation and Guest Planning Goals: Meet USCG safety equipment requirements to ensure vessel is in compliance.Assess vessel for use in passenger trade, paying special attention to passenger safety and comfort. Noise, vibration, and engine smell are our three top considerations.Address owner’s concerns and priorities for client events. Video ...
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You Need Quality Bleeding Control Training
Ok, You Have a Kit. What’s Next? As a teacher, my daily habit is teaching and then examining the learning process. That means teaching, then assessing, then reviewing what worked, what didn’t, what’s left to learn, how are we going to learn it, what did we learn well, what didn’t ...
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Bleeding Control Kit Contents // Situational Specificity Drives the Decisions
First Aid Kits Will Not All Be Alike What goes into a First Aid Kit, or a Classroom First Aid / Bleeding Control Kit may be different from one for a whole school, a range bag, a vehicle, a boat, and so on. Then there's the IFAK - the individual ...
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Physical and Chemical Sunscreens Explained
As consumers become more ecoconscious, we learn there are a lot of differences between types of sunscreen. One confusing distinction is between "physical" and "chemical" sunscreens. Sometimes you hear of "chemical-free sunscreens." All sunscreens have chemicals. However, many chemicals are organic. No wonder it's all confusing! FAQ: What is Physical ...
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