Safety
Safety is an essential aspect of sailing in all classes and on all types of craft.
World Sailing focuses on two areas:
- The rules governing the design and use of equipment which aim to ensure the safety of sailors which can be referred to as ‘safety equipment requirements’.
- The educational aspect; promotion of safety awareness contributing to the development of safety standards for gear and safety policies for classes and event organisers.
World Sailing analyses incidents received by the World Sailing Safety Panel, through the Incident reporting system.
Recommendations are made to the relevant bodies within World Sailing to develop safety procedures or corrective actions where appropriate
Resources
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Reducing risk to keep crews and equipment safe on board the GC32
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Water safety is everybody’s responsibility
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Remember to Check Your Keels and Rudders
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Know your Personal Locator Beacon
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World Sailing incident reporting system helps implement new best practices in and out of competition
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World Sailing Certificate of Plan Review ensures monohull safety in and out of competition