Emergency equipments & procedures

EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES

Safety On Board – The Smiling Seahorse:
Aboard MV Smiling Seahorse, safety is a core operational priority. We operate with a professionally trained crew, clearly documented procedures, and multiple layers of redundant safety systems. This page outlines the equipment carried on board and explains the reasoning behind our safety standards.

Your well-being is central to everything we do.

Safety Policy:
Safety is fully integrated into our daily operations. At the start of each trip, all guests attend a mandatory safety briefing, including a life jacket demonstration and emergency procedures overview.

Our crew regularly conducts training drills and scenario exercises to maintain a high level of preparedness and rapid response capability.

Emergency Management & Equipment:
Our liveaboard is equipped with modern, redundant safety systems designed to ensure controlled evacuation, effective communication, and rapid location and recovery if required. All safety equipment is maintained according to international maritime standards and inspected regularly to ensure full operational readiness.

BOAT SAFETY

Boat briefing: at the start of every trip the guests are given a general boat briefing stating the emergency procedures as well as the dos and don’ts to ensure safety and well-being for all on board.

The Smiling Seahorse Emergency Equipment

With Hydrostatic release, yearly serviced, fitting 35 passengersPicture

Maintains the head above water for all passengers and crew. Two per cabin are readily accessible.Picture

ship-to-ship/shore communication, distress channel, constant monitoring of the boat location (GPS).Picture

ship-to-ship/shore communication, distress channel, constant monitoring of the boat location (GPS).

Both 220v and 24v if general power failure and alarm system for early response in case of water way.Picture

Monitoring the weather and anticipating bad sea conditions.Picture

Providing redundancy for evacuation.Picture

Transmitting the position of the vessel for accelerated emergency services response.Picture

Spread out around the boat, accessible to everyone, for overboard man recovery.Picture

The Smiling Seahorse Dive Emergencies and Fire Prevention

Qualified emergency responder diving team.

Evacuation routes: MV Smiling Seahorse has all doors opening to the outside, with no indoor corridors allowing for quick access to evacuation.

Emergency primary care kit as well as extended medical supplies available on board

Extended medical grade O2 supply with both “on demand” and “continuous flow” addressing decompression sickness and all diving-related accidents DAN standards.

Smoke, heat and CO₂ build up in cabinsPicture

They are placed in strategic locations and readily accessible.

DIVE GROUPS:

General dive briefing: prior to first dive a diving procedure briefing is provided for all guests ensuring a safe experience for all.
Keeping a 1:4 ratio as per the national parcs requisite as well as providing a high level of service both for safety and comfort.
Individual pre dive briefings to ensure better safety (current, entry procedure, dive plan, etc.) meeting every guests expectations and abilities.