Since May 1, 2015, a lighting device with a minimum autonomy of 6 hours and subject to each individual buoyancy device is mandatory for all categories of navigation. This legislation applies at sea for all vessels under 24 m. With a new decree of February 10, 2016 (implemented on February 1, 2016) er april 2016) This provision also applies to pleasure craft operating in exposed inland water bodies.
We need to add some lighting to his lifejacket! We quickly think of the flash light to fill this role friends did you also think of the Cyalume?
These light sticks are accepted by the regulations. This 15 cm plastic tube emits a light as soon as you break a glass capsule inside. Their autonomy is given for 12 hours, double what is required by the regulations.
The Cyalume exists in more colors but it is the green which is the most visible at sea.
If they light less brightly than a flash light, on the other hand, they are always operational (no technical problem, nor problem of defective batteries), do not weigh heavy, are waterproof and especially does not cost anything (or almost). Tests have shown that the Cyalume is visible at least 1 nautical mile away. Of course it only works once, but in the same way that you will have to change the cartridge of your self-inflating vest when it is hit.
In this video, we also present you the model S.O.S. Light which is a Cyalume conditioned in a tube and hung with a cord. Thus equipped, it leaves the possibility to rotate the light over its head to increase the tracking capacity.
