There have been a couple of situations recently regarding Man Overboard accidents. A crewman in the Volvo race died and three men received recognition for rescuing a Capitan who went over the side, leaving his inexperienced crew member alone.
I've just review a few, mostly disappointing, videos on Man Overboard Drills that left me feeling like they were missing something. There is no attempt to address the man overboard in a situation that might actually cause a man overboard.
The ones I thought were the most useful were the ones that addressed maneuvering the boat, bringing her up into irons and which side to approach the MOB. None, however, gave practicable advice about getting the MOB back in the boat or, the situation was so controlled that they might as well have videoed a guy taking a dip with friends or family.
There was an interesting self-rescue video that, if you were the only one on board and had everything pre-arranged, this could be a useful system.
*What would you, as captain, like to stress in an MOB drill when going over things with a non-sailing crew?
*how would you handle higher winds and keeping track of the MOB?
*What if the crew and the MOB were taken by surprise when incident occurred? How long would it really take to react and what should each member's roll be?
*How do you handle a MOB who can't climb the ladder on his own?
Has anyone found a useful video that they think teaches a realistic MOB drill?
- Will (Dragonfly)
I've just review a few, mostly disappointing, videos on Man Overboard Drills that left me feeling like they were missing something. There is no attempt to address the man overboard in a situation that might actually cause a man overboard.
The ones I thought were the most useful were the ones that addressed maneuvering the boat, bringing her up into irons and which side to approach the MOB. None, however, gave practicable advice about getting the MOB back in the boat or, the situation was so controlled that they might as well have videoed a guy taking a dip with friends or family.
There was an interesting self-rescue video that, if you were the only one on board and had everything pre-arranged, this could be a useful system.
*how would you handle higher winds and keeping track of the MOB?
*What if the crew and the MOB were taken by surprise when incident occurred? How long would it really take to react and what should each member's roll be?
*How do you handle a MOB who can't climb the ladder on his own?
Has anyone found a useful video that they think teaches a realistic MOB drill?
- Will (Dragonfly)