Info Diving and Seamanship

[Akimbo]

Here are two illustrations that are hopefully less confusing than text descriptions.

 

[kwinter]

Please know the difference between seaman and semen.


iPhone. iTypo. iApologize.

 

[mfalco]

The Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a lot of classes, some of them free. one called suddenly in command is only a 2-4 hour class. I would highly recommend anyone that is not a boater who's going to be on boats take this class. IT could save your life
here's a link to the courses they offer Welcome to the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Official Web portal

 

[Akimbo]

PoThe Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a lot of classes, some of them free...

Even though we squids take great pleasure in razzing the Coasties, my hat is off to them, and you for spreading the word... just don't tell anyone.

 

[mfalco]

We aren't real Coasties. Auxiliary is all volunteer to assist with the public safety portion of the CG duties.

 

[lowviz]

We aren't real Coasties. Auxiliary is all volunteer to assist with the public safety portion of the CG duties.

I can speak to that. Three or so years ago off the New Jersey coast during a fishing tournament a fishing boat starts taking on water. Calls for help. Not a single one of his brethren can pull hook and come to aid.

So who shows up? Cap'n Dan with all of us aboard and then the Coasties. Never saw you guys in motion before, damn fast boat...

Even though we squids take great pleasure in razzing the Coasties, my hat is off to them, and you for spreading the word… just don’t tell anyone.

I won't tell, I was just sayin...

 

[Searcaigh]

Navigation lights let you figure out the orientation of other vessels at night. Red buoys and lights are on the left side of the harbor entrance when leaving or heading out, and green is on the right. Of course that is the opposite when entering the harbor. The term “Red, Right, Returning” is a common phrase to help people remember.

I learned that port is red as in the beverage port

 

[Hickdive]

... Red buoys and lights are on the left side of the harbor entrance when leaving or heading out, and green is on the right. Of course that is the opposite when entering the harbor. The term “Red, Right, Returning” is a common phrase to help people remember.

That only applies in the IALA B region. In IALA A the opposite is true.

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I learned that port is red as in the beverage port

And beverages come in cans - hence the shape of the buoy.

 

[DMDavid]

I learned that port is red as in the beverage port

I used to remember the difference of the names and sides by recalling that Port wine is red and both port and left have four letters.

 

[Searcaigh]

And beverages come in cans - hence the shape of the buoy.

Cans are fine for beer, for port I prefer mine out of a glass bottle