• Shout“ man over board!”
• Assign a spocer, keep a torch on them if it is night 3me. Do not get out of sight of the person
• Bring the engines into neutral and secle boat, hit MOB bucon on GPS & send an urgency message
• Throw life rings
• Check for the person, on a motor boat you will ogen find them holding onto the boat s3ll.
• Motor past MOB and approach into the wind.
• Approach MOB at very slow speed
• Pick up on leeward side and recover MOB ensuring engine is in neutral when you are close to the person and switched off when you have contact
It is impera) ve that the skipper has briefed and demonstrated how someone would be recovered on-board prior to this happening. The risks involved in recovering a person on to a motor vessel at sea are considerable and training must take place on this.
Man Over Board
• Shout“ man over board!”
• Assign a spocer, keep a torch on them if it is night 3me. Do not get out of sight of the person
• Bring the engines into neutral and secle boat, hit MOB bucon on GPS & send an urgency message
• Throw life rings
• Check for the person, on a motor boat you will ogen find them holding onto the boat s3ll.
• Motor past MOB and approach into the wind.
• Approach MOB at very slow speed
• Pick up on leeward side and recover MOB ensuring engine is in neutral when you are close to the person and switched off when you have contact
It is impera) ve that the skipper has briefed and demonstrated how someone would be recovered on-board prior to this happening. The risks involved in recovering a person on to a motor vessel at sea are considerable and training must take place on this.
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