Unusual Rya Level 2

[Sam]

hey guys little story for a friday night

 

i had my rya level 2 direct assessment tonight with paul glatzel of powerboat training uk which cost me a good 125 pounds

 

ok so after doing all the theory we headed off through cobbs in nova a nice little training rib and then under the bridge. when a mayday call came through from rockley sands of a dead body found.

 

so we took the call and headed to rockly sands and proceded to the boat the old male was in the water dead which strook me as not everyday you see a dead body in the water.

as the rnli arrived we then proceeded to check all of the boats in the area for signs of somebody falling overboard, we then found a small dinghy with gear in it which was pretty likely his.

then carried on my rya level 2 and got told that i had passed everything whilst assissting the mayday and was well chuffed.

 

so in conclusion spent my friday evening assissting a mayday call, saw my first dead body and also passed my rya level 2

 

i dont think anyone can say they have had an rya level 2 like that

 

sam

[Sam]

i have also just found out that it was a fisherman who had fallen out of his dingy and that there was a lifejacket in the boat and if he had been wearing it could have been a casualty not a death

 

sam

[Newboy]

It just prove to be careful is the key to safety. Not much point of having all the satety gears in the world if they aren't being used.....

[Mike Fox]

Grim experience Sam.

 

As Kam says, no point in having the kit if you don't use it properly.

 

Am sure there will be an enquiry into the cause, and the combination of good recent weather and flat conditions will be considered, and may have contributed to his decision not to wear a life jacket for a "routine" trip, but it does make you think.

 

In Ireland, wearing life jackets is now compulsory. In the UK, the RNLI recommends wearing them at all times, but they are not compulsory as yet.

 

Let's be honest, most of us don't wear them all the time (me included), but the inconvenience is minor, and could so easily make a difference to your survival. Think about it chaps, and let's wear them more often - before we wished we had.

 

Mike

PS Congrats on passing.

[Newboy]

when i'm on a small boat i wear a life jacket but when i'm on a chartered i tend to be without one, maybe because no one else wears one

 

it's too early to say what happened, maybe the old guy had an heart attack and is dead before he hit the water .....

[great white]

Well done Sam on passing the course so well

 

and for taking the excitment in your stride

 

another story for the repetoire

 

Charlie