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Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS)

Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS). Safety Practices. Uwajima Fisheries High School, home of Ehime Maru If this incident does not brand SAFETY in your mind, nothing will!. Purpose of Palmyra voyage: Train leaders and crew for 2012 Worldwide Voyage #1 training priority: Safety.

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Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS)

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  1. Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) Safety Practices

  2. Uwajima Fisheries High School, home of Ehime Maru If this incident does not brand SAFETY in your mind, nothing will!

  3. Purpose of Palmyra voyage: Train leaders and crew for 2012 Worldwide Voyage #1 training priority: Safety

  4. This deeply moving safety reminder is with us on every voyage.

  5. Hawai’i’s Pwo Navigators Kalepa Baybayan, Shorty Bertlemann, Nainoa Thompson, ‘Onohi Paishon, Bruce Blankenfeld Safety is a constant and consistent theme of our leadership.

  6. PVS Crew Training Manual – safety topics Over 50 of 300 pages are safety-related. Each section = prevention and response procedures Captain’s pre-, during and post-voyage safety checklists Emergency and safety equipment list Escort boat procedures Man (person) overboard Heavy weather emergencies Capsizing, swamping, breaking apart Fire Health and physical fitness for prevention Personal injuries/illness Collision/hull damage (right-of-way and collision avoidance) Running aground Medical emergencies and evacuation Preventing seasickness Crewmember physical exam forms and doctor’s clearance

  7. Safety Gear on PVS Vessels The Buddy System

  8. Crewmembers are required to have a fid and a knife, many buy additional safety gear.

  9. Harnesses required: • outside safety rail • on order (channels, weather, etc.) 1 2 1 foredeck and manu (jibs and spinnakers) 2 catwalk 3 lua (bath and toilet) safety rail 3

  10. 1- foredeck (‘olelo) 1- manu 3-Hatches • 1. Above: foredeck (‘olelo) and manu – harness required • Far left: catwalk – harness required • Hatches – cargo bilges require pumping each watch 2 catwalk

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