... VHF handheld and built-in radios, automatic and solid lifejackets, lifelines and caution lines, lifebuoys, fire extinguishers and horns. Also recovery systems in case a crew member falls overboard, emergency transmitters such as EPIRB, PLB, MOB or SART and life rafts. Even the best equipment can only help in an emergency if you know how to use it. This must therefore be practised. To ensure that the equipment really functions technically when it is needed, it is also important to check life jackets, life rafts, distress signals, fire extinguishers, first-aid kits, etc. regularly and to observe the prescribed inspection intervals.