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CREW OVERBOARD PREVENTION &
RECOVERY
RON TROSSBACH
Crewoverboard Rescue Symposium –Aug 9-‐12 2005
• 115 volunteers • 400 COB Recoveries • 40 Items of gear • All condi@ons up to 35 Knots • 15 boats ( 3 pwr, 8 monohull, 3 mul@hull) • Numerous rescue methods
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Some Lessons Learned in SF • Don’t go overboard! Wear a Harness & PFD • No one maneuver worked for every boat • Quickstop should be familiar to all crews • Throw Rope/Heaving Line works quickly • Lifesling is simple, flexible, easily pulled on deck/hoisted, and can be reused. Excellent track record. Requires some prac@ce
• Don’t tow the vic@m • Throwables o\en miss their target
RECENT LESSONS LEARNED • BRIGHTER LIGHT • LOUDER WHISTLE • LEG STRAPS • FACE GUARDS • EPIRB TOPSIDE • SHORTENED JACKLINES
• SHORT TETHERS • INFLATABLE MAINTENANCE
• PERSONAL GEAR IS A GOOD IDEA
• COMBO PFD & HARNESS
• PERSONAL KNIFE • PLBs/AIS LOCATORS • INVERTED PLANS • PREVENTERS • U GO AS U R !
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U GO AS U R “It is USELESS • IF PLB IS NOT WORN • IF SAFETY GEAR IS NOT ATTACHED TO PFD
• IF SAFETY GEAR IS NOT FITTED PROPERLY”
COB CONSIDERATIONS • What maneuver ?? • Change helmsman ?? • Best spoIer ?? • Ready a swimmer ?? • Searchlights at night ?? • PAN PAN/MAYDAY call ?? • Windward/Leeward pickup ?? • Search paIern ??
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Sample Search Plan
COB REFLEX ACTIONS • Safe return/contact but don’t tow PIW • Provide floataUon/deploy lifebuoy/MOM/?? • Electronically record posiUon (MOB BuIon) and log it • Assign a SpoIer • One Person in Charge • Helmsman starts Quickstop then ???? • Start the Engine
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MOB POLE (MSR 61/66) • MOB POLE & FLAG • LIFEBUOY • SELF-‐IGNITING LIGHT • WHISTLE • DROGUE
• READY FOR INSTANT USE • “QUICK RELEASE”
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MOM 8A
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MOM 9
MOM 9
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COB USEFUL GEAR • LIFESLING and/or THROW ROPE • HALYARD/WINCH/ MARKED/ STOWED /BLOCK & TACKLE • DSC (DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING) • AIS TRANSPONDER • BINOCULARS • INFRARED NIGHT OBSERVATION DEVICE (NOD)
MOB/COB SUMMARY
• STAY ABOARD • WEAR FLOATATION • PRACTICE RECOVERIES
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STAY ABOARD
• CMSR REQUIRES HARNESS & TETHER • CLIPPING POINTS & JACKSTAYS • D/H MUST WEAR AT ALL TIMES & BE ATTACHED, OUT OF THE CABIN • USE SAFE PROCEDURES
SAFE PROCEDURES • WEAR SHOES • ‘COCKPIT RULE’ • MOVE ON THE HIGH SIDE/CAT LIKE • ONE FOOT ON DECK/NO JUMPING • KNOW SAFE AND UNSAFE PLACES • TETHER ETIQUETTE • WATCH COMPANIONWAY HATCH • USE A BOOM PREVENTER
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MOB SUMMARY
• STAY ABOARD • WEAR FLOATATION • PRACTICE RECOVERIES
WEAR FLOATATION
§ “WHILE ON DECK BETWEEN SUNSET AND SUNRISE” § “AT ALL OTHER TIMES, UNLESS THE PERSON IN CHARGE DIRECTS THEY BE PUT ASIDE”
§ D/H MUST WEAR AT ALL TIMES WHEN ON DECK (74)
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MOB SUMMARY
• STAY ABOARD • WEAR FLOATATION • PRACTICE RECOVERIES
PRACTICE RECOVERIES
• ANNUAL MAN OVERBOARD PRACTICE • CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY 2/3 CREW • QUICK STOP IS STRONGLY REC’M • TRY OTHER MANEUVERS Deep Beam Reach Fast Return Figure 8
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PERSON IN THE WATER (PIW) RECOVERY
QUICKSTOP
RECOVERY
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PERSON IN THE WATER (PIW) RECOVERY
LIFESLING-‐TYPE
RECOVERY
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“Reboarding is the hard part” “The consensus of observers at the SF event was that the
Lifesling is sUll one of the best devices for making contact and hoisUng a vicUm aboard.”
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MOB Retrieval Devices • “Have a plan for ge]ng back aboard both for yourself and your crew members”
• Have one or more Throwable, Rescue Aid, and Reboarding devices aboard and KNOW HOW TO USE THEM.
• PRACTICE with every item aboard
Fast Boat Issues
• Newer genera@on boats cannot handle forces when rounding up from a reach
• Halyard locks do not allow dousing when off-‐axis • Sails too large for unplanned dousing • Some modern rigs cannot take the loads and flogging • Time and distance to return virtually requires COB alarms
• Boiom Line: Crews cannot risk falling overboard
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Fast Boat Solutions • MOB buion at each helm – ISAF Req’d • Orderly take-‐downs, then return • Use debris field to calculate dri\ • Make crew visible
• Bright small flashlights or waterproof headlight • Retroreflec@ve patches • Electronic homers -‐ AIS PLBs
Conclusions • Stay close to the vicOm if possible • PracOce techniques and how to use gear
• Customize for your boat/situaOon • Have a command structure • Educate potenOal ‘vicOms’ • Use alarms and carry signals • PrevenOon is easier than rescue
• Harnesses/tethers, foot wear, good pracOces
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PERSONALIZE LIFESLING
NAME REF TAPE
KNOTS
UV COVER
LOOP
LIGHT THIGH STRAP
ADJUST TOWLINE
BOWLINE
LIFESLING IN PORT DRILL
Retrieval Line
Inside rail
Tied to Boat
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Tied to deck
Block 10 a above deck
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Lower block aIached to loop
Tackle line to winch
Hoisted above upper lifeline
Turning block on deck
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LIFE SLING VIDEO
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PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
* WHAT DOES A WELL PREPARED SAILOR
WEAR ??????
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WHAT DOES A WELL PREPARED SAILOR WEAR ?
Henry Freeman, 1861, sole survivor of Whitby Lifeboat disaster -‐ pictured in early cork life vest. -‐Picture kindly supplied by Sutcliffe Gallery, UK
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• Boat Safety Equipment – GPIRB or PLB required – Life Rafts Strongly Recommended – Mob Poles rigged for “Quick Release”
• Personal Safety Equipment – Tethers < 7ft with snap hook at boat end and quick
release shackle at harness end – Accessible Safety Knife carried by each person when on
deck – fixed blade or open with 1 hand
MSR CHANGES FOR 2012 (1 of 2)
* Continuing Sailor Education strongly recm’d -‐30% attend US Sanctioned Sailing Safety at Sea Seminar every 5 yrs * Minimum Boat Stability – ORR “New SI” of 103 * Safety Inspections * Pre-‐Race of selected boats * Post-‐Finish. All boats should plan to be inspected * Additional inspections. All entered boats subject to
MSR CHANGES FOR 2012 (2 of 2)
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• PFD – PFD Equipment
• Harness & Tether • Knife • OPTIONS
– Flash light – Personal Locating Beacon (PLB) – Clothing (foul wx gear, layers, wicking materials)
PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT (required for each person aboard)
* Type 1 USCG Approved OR Inflatable (Yoke or Fannypack) Fanny packs are not allowed this year in 2013 Chicago to Mac race * 32 lb buoyancy * Turn over unconscious person * Compressed gas inflation * Regular check for leaks
* Under 16 yrs of age – USCG Approved fitted to age & weight, offshore suitable to be determined by Person-‐in-‐Charge
PFD (Personal Floatation Device)
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• Whistle • Waterproof light • Retro-‐reflective tape • Boat or crew member’s name • Inspected regularly • Options
– Upgraded whistle & lights – Leg Straps – Sprayhood/Face Guard – Buddy Strap
PFD Equipment
• > 7 ft tether • Snap Shackle at boat end • Quick release shackle at harness end
– Releasable under heavy load • OPTIONS
– LEG STRAPS – OVERLOAD STITCH – ELASTIC RETRACTION – MID POINT SNAP HOOK OR SHORT 2 FT TETHER – MANUFACTURED JAN 2001 OR AFTER
Harness & Tether
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* FIXED BLADE OR
* FOLDING -‐ CAN BE OPENED WITH ONE HAND * ATTACHED TO OR CARRIED WHEN ON DECK * READILY ACCESSIBLE * WHILE WEARING FOULIES, PFD, and HARNESS
PERSONAL SAFETY KNIFE
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* WHILE ON DECK FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE * AT ALL OTHER TIMES, UNLESS THE PERSON-‐IN-‐CHARGE DIRECTS THEY MAY BE SET ASIDE
* DOUBLE HANDED PFD AT ALL TIMES WHEN ON DECK * HARNESS and TETHER ATTACHED TO BOAT ALL
TIMES WHEN OUT OF THE CABIN.
WEARING OF PFD’S
• CROTCH OR THIGH STRAPS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED • “HOLDING DOWN DEVICE” ON PFDs • “SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LIFT SOMEONE FROM WATER” ON HARNESSES • ADD-‐ON STRAPS AVAILABLE IN CATALOGS
LEG STRAPS
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• REQUIRED ON ISO LIFEJACKETS • HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY RAMBLER 100 CREW • ADD-‐ON KITS AVAILABLE IN CATALOGS
FACE GUARD/ SPRAYHOOD/ SPLASHGUARD
• TELLS SEARCH & RESCUE FORCES YOU ARE IN TROUBLE BUT NOT THE BOATS NEARBY • BE SURE TO INCLUDE BOAT’S NAME ON NOAA REGISTRATION FORM • New AIS version has promise.
PERSONAL LOCATING BEACONS (PLBs)
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Case Study: Mr. John Young in water
* Great Lakes * 31 hours in water * Wearing blue and grey * CG flew over him at
night on night vision goggles, but he had * no illumination.
* You must be seen to be rescued.
♣Chem Lights: * ♣Myth: Night vision goggles can’t see green chem lites * ♣Truth: CG NVGs can see any light of any color * ♣No maintenance & long-lasting * ♣Emergency light if power loss (eg: compass light) ♣Retro tape: * ♣No maintenance & long lasting * ♣It’s always there * ♣Works amazingly well
Chem Lights & Retro Tape
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Can You See Me?
How about now? * SEE/RESCUE® Streamer 25’ & 40’ long *Orange smoke flare would be similar but doesn’t last as long
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* LETS REVIEW THE CLIPPER VIDEO
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ABANDON SHIP
Explorer’s Guide LLC68
Righting Overturned Life Raft - a capsized raft should be righted before the inverted canopy fills with seawater.
One person can easily right it using the following procedure:
EMERGENCY - Abandon Ship
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Explorer’s Guide LLC69
What’s in Your Ditch Bag? • If you have to abandon ship you may have only 90
seconds. What are you taking?
Things to take
• If Ume…………… • Ditch Bag – Already prepared • Papers • Extra water • Clothing • Glasses • Medicine
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Sinking of Yacht “CIAO” January 2013
• Rudder sheared off , hole in hull • They could not stop the water • Very calm in leaving boat • PFDs on with crotch straps • EmoUons very high
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} "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."Benjamin Franklin
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