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I'd never heard of this before, but a buddy of mine insists on the following rule when we have kids on board after dark and the more I think about it, the more sense it makes and it will now be considered a best practice on my boat!
After dark, pin or tie an activated glow-stick to the children that are on your boat. We used zip-ties and tied the glow-stick to the zipper on the life jacket.
This way if they do fall overboard you'll have a visual indicator to help you find them - apparently the glow can be easily seen from the air too.
Just wanted to pass this on just in case the unthinkable happens.
After dark, pin or tie an activated glow-stick to the children that are on your boat. We used zip-ties and tied the glow-stick to the zipper on the life jacket.
This way if they do fall overboard you'll have a visual indicator to help you find them - apparently the glow can be easily seen from the air too.
Just wanted to pass this on just in case the unthinkable happens.