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Australian manufacturer and specialist supplier of marine safety, survival and rescue equipment for commercial, defence, professional and recreational vessels. The SOS Dan Buoy MOB recovery system, SOS Rescue Ladder and Rescue LOG, inflatable lifejackets, 4-person liferafts, laser flares, plus professional lifejacket servicing across Australia.
Service area: Australia-wide, with service centres
SOS Marine is an Australian manufacturer and specialist supplier of marine safety, survival and rescue equipment. It builds for commercial, defence, professional and recreational vessels, and it also services lifejackets professionally across Australia.
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Most safety suppliers stop at keeping someone afloat. SOS Marine's own range is built around the hard part: finding and getting a person back on board. The Dan Buoy marks the person in the water, and the Rescue Ladder and Rescue LOG help crews recover them. That matters most short-handed, when one person may be doing the recovery.
SOS Marine began as a retailer and fitted out more than 90% of Sydney Harbour's 18-footer fleet and two of the world's maxi racing yachts. It then moved into manufacturing. Its lifejackets are made to ISO 12402 by an ISO 9001 manufacturer, and it has supplied Australia's Department of Defence for around 20 years.
Inflatable lifejackets need regular servicing to stay reliable: check the gas cylinder, the firing head and the bladder. SOS Marine can service them for you, and it's worth booking before the offshore season.
Botany, Sydney NSW · (02) 9700 0233 · sales@sosmarine.com · sosmarine.com
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Last checked: September 2026.
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Progress gradually by increasing exposure, practising specific skills, sailing with more experienced crew/skippers, and deliberately training for each new step—start in calm sheltered bays, then move to longer trips, busier waters, stronger winds and finally open coastal passages when you and your crew are consistently competent and comfortable.
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A regular, layered maintenance routine combining hull cleaning, targeted anti-fouling management, cathodic protection and systems checks will substantially reduce marine growth and corrosion for boats kept year‑round in South Australian waters. Focus on preventing attachment and electrochemical attack, then inspect and act more often if you’re in warm, nutrient-rich or high‑traffic sheltered waters.
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Check condition, compatibility and provenance: inspect cloth, seams and stitching, UV and water damage, measurements and fit to your mast/boom and fittings, and the age and repair history of sails, spars and standing/ running rigging before buying online.
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A practical checklist and explanation of the safety equipment recreational sailors should carry in Australian waters, with how to choose gear, use it correctly, and common mistakes to avoid.
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Self-contained, battery-powered plug‑and‑play autopilot designed for standard hydraulic steering systems.
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