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Take your responsibility for your own personal safety at sea.
When you step aboard someone else’s boat, you’re placing a great deal of trust in the skipper and the vessel.
Whether it’s a day sail with friends, a weekend race, an offshore passage or a delivery, it’s reasonable to want to know that the essential safety equipment is there, in date and ready to use.
SailComply gives crew a simple way to make their own safety check before heading out on the water.
It’s completely free for crew.
Most boats are well prepared. But as crew, it’s surprisingly easy to step aboard without knowing where essential equipment is — or whether it’s actually there at all. Do you know:
Where the lifejackets are? Where the fire extinguishers are? How to call for help? Where the first aid kit is? What emergency equipment the boat carries? How to operate the VHF? What you would do if the skipper became incapacitated?
These are things you would rather discover before you need them.
Our free Crew Safety Check takes you through the relevant safety items in a simple format on your phone.
It’s based around World Sailing safety requirements and helps you understand what you should be looking for aboard the boat.
You don’t need to be a marine surveyor or an experienced offshore sailor.
Look. Check. Ask. Understand.
If something isn’t there, isn’t working or you simply don’t understand it, you can raise it with the skipper before leaving the dock.
Every boat is different.
Even experienced sailors can find themselves aboard an unfamiliar boat without knowing where emergency equipment is located or how particular systems work.
That’s why we believe fresh crew should make their own check.
Something you knew aboard the last boat may be completely different aboard this one.
Familiarity with sailing isn’t the same as familiarity with the bo
SailComply isn’t about challenging skippers or looking for faults.
It’s about encouraging a better conversation around safety.
If your check raises a question, ask.
A responsible skipper should be happy for their crew to understand the boat, its equipment and its emergency procedures.
The objective is simple: everyone aboard leaves the dock better informed.
There is no charge to complete the SailComply Crew Safety Check.
We created it because better-informed crew make sailing safer for everyone.
No matter whose boat you’re sailing on, take a few minutes before you head out.
Check the boat. Know the equipment. Enjoy the sail.
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Share the free SailComply Crew Safety Check with friends, fellow crew, your sailing club or anyone stepping aboard an unfamiliar boat.
A few minutes checking today could matter enormously when something goes wrong.
