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Originally Posted by psneeld
DW ...but thats not what you insinuated.
While a MOB device is great....until them, recovery of MOBs by the vessel they fell off of wasn't great for many reasons...even then some take hours to turn and locate the MOB. Hip said it right...the best solution is dont go overboard or be attached.
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well said
I sail (sailboat) but applies to any overnight coastal passage motor or sail.
I single hand so do not have to worry about been picked up from the water: if I fall, I die, simple as that.
I found the only well documented system and research that shows 100% survival rate is NOT TO FALL OVERBOARD.
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Now occasionally do take crew, first I explain that in my boat there is no MOB system but IOB (Idiot Over Board) that is to emphasize how difficult is to rescue somebody floating in the water at night, and having a MOB system does not mean they will get back On Board.
Even if alerted on time, turning back on difficult weather and sea conditions, and if the person in the water is hypothermic and unable to assist on been lift to deck (do you have a system?)
Hope the message gets thru.
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With that introduction I do provide the person on watch with personal locators both EPIRB and AIS as well as a hand-held radio to allow to interact.
Have a VESPER AIS transponder and blue toothed to tablets and cells been used for navigation so in theory can locate them in addition to the Vesper screen
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Because my boat is a sail boat the cockpit has anchoring thru bolted as well on deck securing stainless places to hook the harness, before stepping out of the cabin, have renewed all tethers with double (short and long) the new springy coiled type that do not get tangled on everything as well as replaced all lifejackets with the new type with integrated rings where to hook up the tethers.
Since I am in the process to transition to powerboating will adapt same to flybridge and stairs going down, any time I leave the safety of a cabin MUST be secure to the right side of the boat, seen a video of a skipper been thrown out from the upper bridge when the boat was caught on a broad side wave on an inlet entrance!!
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Serious business