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Notes From Man Overboard: Videos and Information


How to recover a MOB. 

Chest, chest & leg bowlines and hoist with assistance via sweating. We didn't show this one, it includes a way of lifting the legs at the same time  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMicZuy0A8I  

Elevator method  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EpTpALzjmI  

Lifesling with block and tackle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnhjOhWD4j0  

MOB using a Lifesling PBO 4 mins.  Use this.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfszopvJ2-Y

 

Lifesling Case Studies:  

If you want a sobering reminder of why the wearing of life jacket and familiarity with MOB drills are important then take a browse through the 'Lifesling case studies".... 32 pages of accident reports.

https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lifesling-Case-History.pdf

 


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