Narrative:

At midpoint of our pacific crossing we discovered that we had no life raft onboard (only mae west's). Company installs life rafts only on aircraft scheduled to fly over water, thus raft should have been installed at departure station. Had this been a before-start checklist item, I'm sure the entire event would have been avoided. In the future I will pay more attention to ensuring that survival equipment is installed prior to departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO LINER CREW DISCOVERS, IN MID-PACIFIC, THAT THEY HAVE NO LIFE RAFT ABOARD.

Narrative: AT MIDPOINT OF OUR PACIFIC XING WE DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD NO LIFE RAFT ONBOARD (ONLY MAE WEST'S). COMPANY INSTALLS LIFE RAFTS ONLY ON ACFT SCHEDULED TO FLY OVER WATER, THUS RAFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT DEP STATION. HAD THIS BEEN A BEFORE-START CHKLIST ITEM, I'M SURE THE ENTIRE EVENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. IN THE FUTURE I WILL PAY MORE ATTN TO ENSURING THAT SURVIVAL EQUIP IS INSTALLED PRIOR TO DEP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.