The CCA is pleased to share our training materials and other resources with those who have taken our safety at sea training as well as the general sailing public who is interested in keeping up with safety at sea practices and equipment.
Life Jackets, Tethers, & MOB
Choosing and Wearing
- CCA Life Jacket Lessons Learned
- CCA Life Jacket Article Series:
- (Video) PFD overview and consumer guide review (LRSE)
- (Video) Is your tether a death trap? (Side wall vs. flat plate, redundancy, and more) (John Schafer)
MAINTenance
- Inflatable Life Jacket Maintenance and Rearming (Chuck Hawley)
- (Video) How to test your Mustang PFD
- (Video) How to test your Spinlock PFD
AIS Beacons
- Search and Rescue Devices slide deck (LRSE)
- (Video) How to install AIS in your Mustang life jacket
- (Video) How to reprogram your AIS unit for DSC calls
- (Video) How to test your AIS unit
Man overboard
- (Video) Man Overboard Modules for your boat (LRSE)
- (Video) Practice MOB Recovery on Your Own Boat (CCA)
Fire
- USCG Fire Extinguisher Requirements for Recreational Vessels
- Boat Fire at a Marina Dock (Mark Lenci)
Flares
Flood Training
Damage Control
Course resources
- Boat Preparation for Offshore Racing (Rives Potts)
- S/V Chasseur Operating Instructions (Michael Keyworth)
- Offshore Tool Box (pdf version) (web version)
- Ditch Kit (Storm Trysail Club)
- Damage Control Matrix (Storm Trysail Club)
- Seamanship, Leadership, and Safety-at-Sea Handbook (Storm Trysail Club)
- Skipper’s Pre-Departure Safety Briefing Checklist (CCA) (pdf version) (docx version)
- A Guide to Steering Without a Rudder (Michael Keyworth)