Safety on Board: People, Tools and Decisions | BITE

A five-part series about safety in recreational boating, inspired by the questions we received while preparing Spritz's voyage from Bari to Lisbon. Safety equipment remains essential, but equipment alone does not make a complete safety system: safety also depends on how a crew communicates, shares roles, interprets information and makes decisions. Drawing cautiously on ideas from civil aviation, human factors and professional maritime operations, we explore what we are learning while preparing for a demanding crossing. This is not a manual or a set of universal rules, but an open reflection on how people, tools and procedures can work better together.