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Detailed instructions to help a lone crew member conduct a search, operate the Lifesling, and recover an overboard crew member without help. Developed by American sailing′s governing body.
[US Sailing, Portsmouth, RI, USA]
Tips on harnesses, jacklines, strong points, inflatable vests, and tethers, with descriptions of electronic crew overboard locators and the Lifesling.
[Practical Sailor, 1 August 2002]
The introduction of the Quick Stop maneuver has reduced the time it takes to get to a man overboard. Here′s a clear explanation with diagrams.
[SailNet, 7 July 2003]
Every sailor should know the Quick-Stop. Developed by several of the world′s sailing organizations together, the method is designed to keep your boat under control and close to the victim, unlike the old method of reaching away, then back on a reciprocal course. Practice it.
[Royal Ocean Racing Club, London, UK]
Short list of to-do′s if someone goes overboard.
[Nautical Know How, Inc., Stuart, FL, USA]
Run-down on keeping the crew overboard in sight, marking the spot, maneuvering back to the victim. 4 pages with maneuver diagrams.
[Blue Water Sailing, August 2003]
Tale of a crew-overboard incident with hindsight tips and three diagrams of how to make a recovery approach. 2 pages.
[Sail Magazine, October 2000]
Twenty-point list of practices to be learned by all crew in case they go overboard, including how to be rescued with a Lifesling.
[US Sailing, Portsmouth, RI, USA]
List of procedures for handling a crew-overboard emergency on a sailing boat, plus how to prevent the problem in the first place. Diagrams of boat′s course, but not of the recovery process.
[U.S. Coast Guard, USA]
What hypothermia is, how to assess its severity. Also how to warm a hypothermic crew member - and how not to.
[BoatSafe.com, USA]It′s extremely hard to locate anything in the water unless you are close to it.
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