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Originally Posted by billyruffn
Chuck, I disagree! Why is it that every commercial aircraft in the world carries emergency checklists?
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Yeah. And every time we fly, we all avidly pay attention the the air crew while they go through the ritual
(when actually the best advice they can give is "Place your head firmly between your knees and kiss your a$$ goodbye").
I agree with Chuck. Let's face it, none of the newbies is going to know what the
SSB emergency frequency is or howit even works. So what is the point of the knowing the distress procedure? Even so I have a distress calling procedure, frequencies and my callsign pasted on the bulkhead alongside the
radios, no other lists.
Newcomers to my boat get nothing to read. I take them on a tour of the boat and they touch and smell and kiss all the safety gear. When the $h1t hits the fan, they are going to be looking after No.1 and the survival of your vessel will depend entirely on you. If you blow it they die but they will never appreciate that fact.
And as has been said many times before, there is no better bilge
pump than a desperate man with a bucket.
To me it's more important that everybody understands how to properly use the head because that's the most common disaster you'll experience
FWIW
Andre