life-saving equipment [3]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instruments and equipment for signaling a boat’s presence and for saving people from drowning.
distress beacon ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that automatically transmits a radio distress signal giving its precise position.
strobe ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lamp that produces an intense light from a gas, which glows between two electrodes.
antenna ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal rod that emits the radio signal into the atmosphere.
fog horn ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instrument that makes a regulation sound when visibility is reduced to indicate the presence of a boat.
trumpet ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bell mouth that amplifies the sound emitted by a diaphragm when compressed air passes over it.
canister ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small container of compressed air.