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I earlier said, Life saving equipments are the best friends we have on board. And it is our responsibility to keep these in shape.
Each life saving equipment is our friend and we all agree that. But like in real friends we need to give “Life saving equipment” our time that it deserves.
How about saying a “Hello” to lifebuoy once every month. Or saying hello to lifeboat engine every week by testing it.
If we give our time to these appliances, these will remain our friends. If we do not, they will not. It is a simple give and take.
For example, Let me tell a short story of the times I was a 2nd mate.
The third mate told me, what can happen to a lifebuoy during its lifetime. These are there and we just need to check if these are in numbers that is required.
Few day after, during PSC inspection it was found that lifebuoys were too heavy. Lifebuoys had the sea water soaked into it through a plug that was supposed to be watertight.
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About Capt Rajeev Jassal
Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.
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