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life-saving equipment
Instruments and equipment for signaling a boat’s presence and for saving people from drowning.
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distress beacon
Device that automatically transmits a radio distress signal giving its precise position.
strobe
Lamp that produces an intense light from a gas, which glows between two electrodes.
antenna
Metal rod that emits the radio signal into the atmosphere.
fog horn
Instrument that makes a regulation sound when visibility is reduced to indicate the presence of a boat.
trumpet
Bell mouth that amplifies the sound emitted by a diaphragm when compressed air passes over it.
canister
Small container of compressed air.