Falling overboard - A great read

[pescador]

I do something similar. A couple of added things I discuss

12.0 Ditch bag location.
13.0 Power source switch and how to switch in case one battery dies.
14.0 MMSI, how to push button on VHF.
15.0 Description of my boat, make, color etc in case we need to call CG.
16.0 Where extra fuel tanks are and how to deploy

 

[Peahead]

17.0 show them where the gas float is situated
18.0 Show them where to add the fuel to my tanks
19.0 show them my empty wallet

lol

All very excellent points in your posts when you have other capable hands on board with you to assist however just to clarify my main concern about saftey/equipment in my posts I am referring to, are when you are out there solo. Wearing an auto inflate life vest, ditch bag, a portable waterproof VHF attached to you, auto tether, PLB/ EPIRB are all great to have when solo. The only thing in this list for example that wouldn't have helped the lobster fisherman in the original posted story would have been a ditch bag.