This pocket-sized aide-memoire focussing on the essential information skippers need in emergency situations, covering: Safety equipment; Fire fighting and prevention; Medical emergencies;Man overboard; Sinking; Injury; Heavy weather; Collision; Flooding;Equipment failure; Piracy; Mayday and distress procedures; Usingflares; Helicopter transfer; and more. These are all topics and situations that affect sailors andmotorboaters alike the world over, and for which this book could provevital. Colour photos and diagrams help to demonstrate what to do in anemergency clearly.