What is a dan buoy and where can I fit it on my motor boat?
In anything other than a flat calm sea you will very quickly lose sight of a head or even a lifebuoy in the water. A dan buoy is little more than a flag on a long stick but the flag remains visible above any waves and so provides a reference point to a helmsman looking for a person in the water, or for the person in the water looking for the lifebuoy. The dan buoy should therefore be attached by a line to the lifebuoy and both should be mounted in the cockpit so that it is near to hand if it needs to be thrown overboard.
