Boat accidents are common, in part because of poor safety standards - Doing safety checks!

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Going all the way to travel around Indonesia must be interesting. However you need to know all safety information before you book a trip, Lisa Grainger, Deputy Editor of Ultratravel, said.

Her advice about safety travel is a response to Indonesia boat sinking. Two tourists are still missing after search and rescue efforts saved 23 people whose boat hit a reef in a storm and sunk on after leaving Lombok island on Saturday evening.

She said that we best to email the company first and get all safety information answered before you book. Beside that, we must have well preparation before take on traveling to Indonesia. Doing your own safety checks!

As revealed on the telegraph, the boat - which was acting as a ferry - started out from Lombok before heading for Komodo. The region is one of the world’s most beautiful for sailing trips because there are so few people living there, said Lisa Grainger, Deputy Editor of Ultratravel.

“Although there are more than 240 million people in Indonesia, in this part of the world, there are very few villages - and big areas set aside as national parks or marine reserves,” she said.

Popular with divers, the seas are part of the Coral Triangle, four million hectares of protected waters that are home to three-quarters of the world’s coral species and more than 1,400 species of coral fish – more than anywhere else.

The uninhabited waters mean there are likely to be few other boats around if you run into difficulty however and boat accidents are common, in part because of poor safety standards.

“The boats in this area are mostly rudimentary,” Lisa advised, “so it would be sensible when going on a trip to check out the company and see what safety equipment it has.

“I have been on three ships in the area - Silolona, Si Datu Bua and Tiger Blue - and they couldn't have been safer. There were lifeboats, lifevests, and the boats were built by the best boatbuilders in Indonesia, and to Germanischer Lloyd standards - which are the strictest on earth.

“I knew all that before I went on them all - and that they all had good tenders with strong engines. Plus, on board, we all had safety briefings from the captains, to tell us what would happen should there be an emergency.

“If you have gone all the way to Indonesia you need to know all this information before you book a trip, ideally. There is no point in getting to the boat - then discovering that they haven't a clue about safety, so it is best to email the company first and get all this answered before you book.”

Before you board the boat, it is also a good idea to ask the owners about the below safety equipment and what will happen if something goes wrong, she said.

Safety equipment checklist: Lifejackets, Harnesses, Flares, VHF Radio, Mobile Telephones (Coastguard 999 or 112), Fire Extinguishers, Lifebuoys, Liferafts, Emergency tiller, First Aid Kit, Seacocks, and Bilge pumps.