The logbooks of the Ostend Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre (MRCC) show that 1/3 of calls comes from yachtsmen having engine troubles. These calls can be avoided. A thorough maintenance, charged batteries and a full fuel tank can avoid many problems.
After the successful campaign with the red sticker 'MRCC emergency numbers', a new preventive brochure with rules and regulations for seafarers has been published. Is also features a whole set of clues and recommendations, supplied by experienced seafarers. All this advice and information guarantee a safe, pleasant and carefree voyage.
The brochure is the product of a constructive cooperation between the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services(Shipping Assistance Division and Coastal Division), the Federal Public Service (FPS), the Shipping Police and the non-profit organisation Promotion Inland Navigation.
Enjoy the read and above all: fair winds and following seas!
For your own copy of the brochure: mail your request, including your name and address, to eva.descamps@mow.vlaanderen.be or download the brochure here.