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Sea Survival
Know when to abandon ship, how to deploy your survival craft, get everyone aboard, and what to do once you're away from the boat.
Sea Survival
Adapted from, Beating the Odds: A Guide to Commercial Fishing Safety, 7th Edition, Jerry Dzugan and Susan Clark Jensen, 2018
Fishing is hazardous work. Incidents such as the above happen year-round in the United States. Hardly a week goes by without a news story describing the sinking of a fishing vessel. When you carefully read the accounts, a common thread emerges:
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The survivors usually had immersion (survival) suits, PFDs, and/or life rafts.
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They sent a Mayday or had an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon).
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They knew enough about their survival gear to make it work for them, and (d) they had the will to
live.
Do you know how to survive the loss of your fishing vessel? The following proven procedures will increase your ability to survive the loss of your ship at sea.
