Life Raft Deployment, Safety, and Use

Have you ever actually deployed a life raft and seen what’s inside or lack of what’s inside?!? Does your significant other know how to use a signal flare? And what can you do to keep sane while floating out at sea? Join Ryan and Nicole and find out… Two Afloat style. ;) NOTE: In the video we mention the STCW-95 course but we forgot to mention the US Sailing Safety At Sea class, another excellent option if you're preparing to head offshore. https://www.ussailing.org/education/adult/safety-at-sea-courses/ This episode is made possible by people like you! https://www.patreon.com/twoafloat TWO AFLOAT Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TwoAfloat Twitter https://twitter.com/TwoAfloat Instagram https://www.instagram.com/twoafloat Ryan's interview on This Ocean Life podcast Part 1: http://www.thisoceanlife.tv/2018/11/episode-30-ryan-levinson/?fbclid=IwAR2qGq4e3SO898CDGvtQFm-FhKtPkkZJzIgXPWjOaYv_zBJ7lz2puRulhdw Ryan and Nicole's interview on This Ocean Life podcast Part 2: http://www.thisoceanlife.tv/…/episode-74-ryan-levinson-pt-2/ Ryan's interview on The Kyle Thiermann Show podcast: http://www.kyle.surf/podcast/ Kiapa Nui’s Ditch Kit: paddle jacket, wide brim hat, hat (baseball cap), 2x rolls toilet paper, compressed gas signal horn, sponge, garmin GPS, 3x spoons, 2x SOLAS parachute signal rocket, 2x SOLAS hand held flare, signal mirror, 2x whistle, SOLAS smoke “flare”, Measuring Cup, 3x 1L water bottles, Iridium external antenna and dock, signal “blanket”, sunscreen, 2x chapstick, deck of playing cards, 2x strobe lights, dye pack, Swiss Army Knife, 2x Lithium 123 battery, 2x Lithium AA battery, partial roll of gorilla tape, rigging knife, nylon chord (parachute line), personal documentation, nylon chord handline, assorted fishing line, hooks, squid skirts, cedar plug, swivels, waterproof notepad, sharpie, 6x chem light sticks, whistle/light, laser flare, garmin GPS, sat phone battery, SAM Splint, oral hydration salts, 1 pack birth control pills, Bonine, Imodium AD, Imitrex, Tylenol, nitrile gloves, quick-clot combat gauze, small ziplock bags, roll of gauze, elastic bandage roll, medical tape, 4X4 gauze pads (non-sterile), 4X4 pads (sterile), Meclizine tabs (same as Bonine), triangle bandage, assorted bandaids, body glide (anti-cafe), barf bags, wet-wipes (moist toilet wipes), EPIRB SPECIAL THANKS: B&G (CHARTPLOTTER AND INSTRUMENTS) https://bandg.com/us/ SOLAR STIK http://www.solarstik.com/ SPINLOCK https://www.spinlock.co.uk/en-us HIGHFIELD BOATS USA http://www.highfieldboats.com/importers/usa/ Cabrinha Kitesurfing https://www.cabrinhakites.com/ Adventure Sports https://adventuresportsusa.com/ Hinano Clothing http://hinanolife.com Kiapa Nui is a 2004 Looping 48 catamaran Designed by Patrick Luscher