A change from the usual handling of wood, drawing, epoxy, etc... This week Day Skipper is a refresher for me as I did the course with the NZ Coast Guard back in 2003. Need the reminder of several important points of the rules of the road for sea navigation.. The safety aspects and pointers are still fresh in me as I also did a theory course on kayaking with the Coast Guard last year.
Most important learning for me is that on a boat - fighting fire is fighting for my life unlike fire on land where ones just "walk from it". On a boat, there is nowhere to walk away from unless one wants to be in the sea. In the sea is a hazard by itself especially in NZ given the cold sea water. So one has to fight ti "kill" the fire as much as possible even at the risk of one's life. On land, the best way not to risk one's life is to walk away from the fire. Another pointer is the boat is the safest place to be while at sea/in the open sea "even a upturn boat - to be close to it" if one is to survive.
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