Notes From the Water
Maritime safety, survival, and risk — written by people who've done the job, not just studied it.
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Investigations: What Owners Miss First
Cold water incapacitation, not hypothermia, is what actually kills most people who go overboard. The moment skin hits water below about 15°C, the body triggers cold shock response: an involuntary gasp reflex, a spike in heart rate, and a sudden…
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Reading a Safety Management System Honestly
Most Safety Management Systems are technically compliant and practically useless — because no one reads them the way an auditor eventually will.
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What a Real Emergency Response Looks Like
Real emergency response rarely looks like the flowchart. It looks like a small number of decisions, made quickly, by people who have rehearsed for exactly this.