{"id":496,"date":"2020-10-27T19:37:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T19:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/?p=496"},"modified":"2020-10-27T19:37:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T19:37:38","slug":"recovery-of-persons-falling-overboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/2020\/10\/27\/recovery-of-persons-falling-overboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery of persons falling overboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

If a person falls overboard whilst the vessel is under way, the following procedure should be carried out:<\/p>\n

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  1. A lifebuoy fitted with a self-acting light\/smoke generator should be launched over the same side as the person fell.
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    Lifebuoy with attachment.<\/p><\/div>
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    Automatic smoke\/light generator.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  2. The helm must be put hard over to the side the man fell.<\/li>\n
  3. Flag OSCAR must be hoisted during the day if in the company of other vessels.
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    Flag Oscar.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  4. Three prolonged blasts should be sounded on the ship\u2019s siren, if in company with other vessels.<\/li>\n
  5. As many persons as possible should be instructed to keep the life buoy in sight.<\/li>\n
  6. Releasing a second lifebuoy to provide a transit is also good practice.<\/li>\n
  7. Mark the position on the chart or write down the GPS position.<\/li>\n
  8. The captain must be informed.<\/li>\n
  9. Broadcast on the vessels PA system that we have a man overboard.<\/li>\n
  10. Instruct the bosun to prepare the sea boat for launching.
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    Example of small rescue craft(sea boat).<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  11. After turning through 60\u00b0 at full helm, midships the wheel and turn hard to the otherside. When reaching the reciprocal of the initial course steer down your initial track (Williamson turn).<\/li>\n
  12. Speed should also be reduced after completion of the turn in preparation for stopping and recovering the person.<\/li>\n
  13. The ship should be stopped to windward of the person and allowed to drift down to him\/her. Remember that the vessel has a much larger surface (ship\u2019s side) and the wind will have a far greater influence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If a person falls overboard whilst the vessel is under way, the following procedure should be carried out: A lifebuoy fitted with a self-acting light\/smoke generator should be launched over the same side as the person fell. The helm must be put hard over to the side the man fell. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,83,105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-11-2-seamanship","category-11-2-4-safety-at-sea","category-11-2-4-6-rescue-of-persons-falling-overboard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":497,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions\/497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/nautical-science-grade-11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}