Category Archives: Safety at Sea

Topics about managing safety at sea for vessels and crew.

MOB Gear Inspection

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SAS 101: Inspect Your MOB Gear

There may be lots of things you’d rather do, even mow the lawn. But your man overboard gear requires inspection at least once a year. Inspection is easy to do and, unlike mowing the lawn, it may save lives.

The hardest part of inspection is remembering to do it. To make it easier to remember, why not schedule inspection for the same day you move the clock forward to Daylight Time in late winter. Your next opportunity comes on 8th March 2015; add it to your calendar right now!

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MOB Gear Inspection was last modified: June 14th, 2016 by Philip Thompson

Man Overboard Heard, Recovered – Video

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shows man overboard video screen capture

Man overboard video screen capture
He’s hard enough to see in daylight from a cruise ship; how hard to see would he be from your boat?

Frank Jade was not first seen, but heard. Click through for the full story with video posted by David Hearn.

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Man Overboard Heard, Recovered – Video was last modified: February 20th, 2016 by Philip Thompson

Just Marine Introduces Dan Buoy

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Self-inflating man overboard marker from Australia

throwable man overboard buoy

Meets ISAF World Sailing, US Sailing requirements, SOLAS regulations

(Newport Beach, CA, May 1, 2014) Just Marine is distributing SOS Marine of Australia’s internationally renowned quick to activate, inflatable man overboard marker dan buoy throughout North America.

Navies and coast guards around the world, power and cruising sailors, and yachts in the iconic and dangerous distance race, the Sydney – Hobart Yacht Race, use this dan buoy.

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Just Marine Introduces Dan Buoy was last modified: January 13th, 2016 by Philip Thompson

Man Overboard Recovery – Sea Scoopa

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We proudly distribute and sell the award winning Sea Scoopa manufactured by FERNO Australia for man overboard recovery. This device helps get your MOB safely and easily back onboard. Its design delivers 2:1 mechanical advantage to help you recover a potentially unconscious person, in water–sogged clothing, from the sea. The slideshow at left shows Sea Scoopa for power & rescue craft as well as for sailboats.

Read on for features, specifications, videos, photos, documents, and reviews of sail and power models of Sea Scoopa.

Key Features

  • Lifts 600 lbs (300 kg)
  • Parbuckle lift
    • 2:1 advantage
    • saves rescuers’ backs
  • Compact
  • Fine mesh net
    • won't trap victim limbs
  • Lifts victim horizontally
  • Captures slippery victims
  • Lightweight
  • Portable
  • Award winning
  • powerboat models
  • sailboat model
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Man Overboard Recovery – Sea Scoopa was last modified: May 31st, 2016 by Philip Thompson