Safety services for recreational vessels conducting ocean passages
Passage Guardian can help with the unexpected.
Distress with no EPIRB activation
Equipment failure
Crew sickness or minor injury
Change of destination
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You may think this can’t happen. Unfortunately it does. At least once a year somewhere in the world a recreational vessel leaves the dock never to be seen or heard from again.
Of course nobody knows why, but the most likely cause is a major mishap that happens so quickly there is no time to activate the EPIRB or send a distress signal.
Passage Monitoring attempts to mitigate this worst case scenario by keeping a close watch on progress, and alerting the rescue coodination centre when a vessel may be in serious trouble.
Loss of automatic steering quickly leads to crew fatigue due to the need to hand steer.
Loss of satellite wifi can prevent downloading weather data.
Passage Guardian stands ready to assist with passage management when crew are overloaded, tired or are unable to route themselves.
This includes providing localised weather predictions for the next 24-48 hours and making routing recommendations if in heavy weather.
The impact on solo or short handed crews caused by sickness or injury can be significant.
Passage Guardian can help in a multitude of ways, including keeping a close eye for AIS traffic ahead allowing crew to rest easier.
Unfortunately circumstances can change on passage, requiring a diversion to a different country. Unexpected weather events and equipment failures are typical causes.
Passage Guardian can assist with notification of border protection agencies and completion of documentation ahead of your arrival.
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