Thanks David...and others for your input. :thup
I find it interesting all these laws/regulations and checklist.... and I had one pop up on my boat on our last trip that just floored me. :sad
My bet is most of us are more likely to need a first aid kit (or it's contents) much more often than the new decals, taxes paid, battery terminals covered... yada yada yada.... but guess who did not have a full first aid kit on board? Yepo! OK...if the our Coast Guard would have came on board with the checklist...I would have been fine.
But, when my Brother cut his hand open, or more accurately for this event, re-opened a previous cut.... I reached into my handy dandy keep things handy and organized cabinet for things ya need (flares, fire extinguishers...).... no first aid kit. Well, not as a kit anyway. Yes, I cruise often on my boat, so most items were on board, but, I had to rummage about a bit. Some in my "shaving kit"...which no longer has the finger nail clippers in them after a recent run thru the airport.... some in my kitchen supply cake box (yep, that plastic cake holder for tailgating parties/Church outings/bring desert for dinner plastic box with the neat folding handles and SNAPPING end clamps) for some cutters, my stock of paper towels (to keep him from bleeding all over himself...my boat cleans nicely)...to hold things at bay until I found my always on board never used yet bag of white hand towels from COSTCO/Wallmart.... Bottom line... we got thru it just fine, and...duct tape (Alabama Chrome), wire tape, but no just plan ole white "medical" tape. He lived. We had a great dinner.
Point... During a clean out day, I had an older first aid kit that I found some items a bit aged in, I tossed the hole rig durring a clean out day....and never replaced the first aid kit. It is on my list....but I forgot where I put my list.
I call it CRS... Can't Remember ....Stuff.
It may not be law....but, something to check on our boats at least once a season...before we need something out of it is that first aid kit. I can not think of an entire boating year that something was not used from the kits, and the more kids, and/or adults acting like kids :beer :moon and fishing and fun...the more the first aid kit was needed.
Lesson learned... :idea :idea keep the bleeding person from above the first aid kit, and closer to the wash down system. Makes for easier clean up...and just feels better next time you need that band-aid...and you get to put your own blood on it...even if you do have to take it out of that little adult proof package. :idea (hand it to the bleeding kid to open themselves...it teaches them to be self sufficient, gives them something to focus on other than the often little cut, and, they often top crying and sniffling...as to allow themselves to see to open the thing. :idea ) Then have them get your next beverage. :beer All is well on board, life is good.
Happy Easter All!....and go get on your boats!!
Byrdman
I find it interesting all these laws/regulations and checklist.... and I had one pop up on my boat on our last trip that just floored me. :sad
My bet is most of us are more likely to need a first aid kit (or it's contents) much more often than the new decals, taxes paid, battery terminals covered... yada yada yada.... but guess who did not have a full first aid kit on board? Yepo! OK...if the our Coast Guard would have came on board with the checklist...I would have been fine.
But, when my Brother cut his hand open, or more accurately for this event, re-opened a previous cut.... I reached into my handy dandy keep things handy and organized cabinet for things ya need (flares, fire extinguishers...).... no first aid kit. Well, not as a kit anyway. Yes, I cruise often on my boat, so most items were on board, but, I had to rummage about a bit. Some in my "shaving kit"...which no longer has the finger nail clippers in them after a recent run thru the airport.... some in my kitchen supply cake box (yep, that plastic cake holder for tailgating parties/Church outings/bring desert for dinner plastic box with the neat folding handles and SNAPPING end clamps) for some cutters, my stock of paper towels (to keep him from bleeding all over himself...my boat cleans nicely)...to hold things at bay until I found my always on board never used yet bag of white hand towels from COSTCO/Wallmart.... Bottom line... we got thru it just fine, and...duct tape (Alabama Chrome), wire tape, but no just plan ole white "medical" tape. He lived. We had a great dinner.
Point... During a clean out day, I had an older first aid kit that I found some items a bit aged in, I tossed the hole rig durring a clean out day....and never replaced the first aid kit. It is on my list....but I forgot where I put my list.
I call it CRS... Can't Remember ....Stuff.It may not be law....but, something to check on our boats at least once a season...before we need something out of it is that first aid kit. I can not think of an entire boating year that something was not used from the kits, and the more kids, and/or adults acting like kids :beer :moon and fishing and fun...the more the first aid kit was needed.
Lesson learned... :idea :idea keep the bleeding person from above the first aid kit, and closer to the wash down system. Makes for easier clean up...and just feels better next time you need that band-aid...and you get to put your own blood on it...even if you do have to take it out of that little adult proof package. :idea (hand it to the bleeding kid to open themselves...it teaches them to be self sufficient, gives them something to focus on other than the often little cut, and, they often top crying and sniffling...as to allow themselves to see to open the thing. :idea ) Then have them get your next beverage. :beer All is well on board, life is good.
Happy Easter All!....and go get on your boats!!
Byrdman