This video could save your life (Liferaft Lessons) | S2 Ep.4

Link to 'Pimp my life raft video' https://www.patreon.com/posts/pimp-my-liferaft-93097916 If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/SailingNV or with a one-off donation via https://ko-fi.com/sailingnv or paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sailingnv Links to old Sea Survival videos Sea Survival - Liferaft demonstration https://youtu.be/dwAnud4sW_k?si=G3Hrc5izFENLaQOU Sea Survival - Liferaft contents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3LLYHKO3Wg Inflating a life raft and abandoning ship into one in the middle of the ocean is something no-one wants to experience. But if that moment comes, the better prepared you are, the higher the chance of survival. Would you know how to inflate your life raft? Or how to climb inside? Are you satisfied with its condition and do you know what it has in it? Welcome back to Sailing NV, where we've arrived in the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, after our fastest sail yet on our Open 66. Here in the Capital of this South Pacific Island group, whilst securely tied to a mooring buoy in Vanuatu's only real marina Yachting World Marina, we took the opportunity to service our liferaft at Marine Aerospace Survival Systems Vanuatu Limited. But most importantly, we were allowed to go along for the event so we could examine every inch of this piece of equipment which might one day save our lives. If you ever get the chance, we can't recommend enough how helpful it is to do this, to watch your life raft get serviced is your best opportunity to learn as much as you can about your liferaft and familiarise yourself with it inside and out. Some key things to remember, once all crew members are inside to the liferaft, cut the rope, turn off the valve to the gas bottle if there is one. Take sea sickness tablets and turn off the light as you as you can and if you have a pet don't forget to cover their claws! Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 02:34 - Visual check of condition 02:54 - Rope length 04:05 - Opening up our life raft 05:53 - The ladder 05:59 - Stablising Pocket 06:10 - Unfolding the life raft 06:59 - Remove & weigh gas cylinder 10:20 - Welds 10:50 - Floating anchor 12:51 - Pressure relief valves 13:26 - Inflating the life raft 13:46 - Ventilation hatch 13:59 - Water collection 14:03 - Step&handle 14:13 - Throwing line 14:59 - Logos 15:09 - Test gas bottle pipes & relief valves 15:22 - Liferaft door 15:33 - Attachment point 15:44 - Capsize the life raft 16:24 - Light 17:35 - Grab bags 19:53 - Adding additional items to the grab bags 21:13 - Reassembly 21:54 - Installation onboard 22:10 - Additional grab bags 22:37 - Summary 23:27 - Old sea survival videos 26:36 - Liferaft servicing company 27:25 - Putting life raft back in its case You can find out more about the boat, us and our refit plans on our website www.sailingnv.com or follow us on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/sailingyachtnv and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sailingnv/ #sailingnv #liferaft #sailing #boat #seasurvival #safetyatsea #boatlife #Open60 #raceboat #cruising #sailingvlog #sailingfamily #vanuatu