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Having just read "Voyaging Under Power" by Beebe, I'll quote his answer to the
MOB question. He is describing the most desirable design approach "for a man
overboard to regain the deck unassisted".
"The ideal is the stern platform, originated on the Pacific Coast, which not
only performs this function but provides a 'sheltered harbor' that has to be
experienced just once to be appreciated by someone climbing out of a dinghy in a
blow."
I take this to mean that a MOB recovery should be done from the stern swim
platform, with the boat upwind of the person being recovered. Since this is in
some contradiction to what one reads elsewhere I thought I'd throw it into the
discussion.
For what it's worth, he also says the rule on his boats was that when offshore,
the watch stander is not allowed to go out on deck at all, at any time, without
a second person present watching him. I interpret this to mean nobody else is
allowed to either. I believe he felt that the sheltered Portuguese Bridge did
not count as being on "deck", but everywhere else did.
Bill
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Joe Engel wrote:
> I'm not an authority on this Alex. But it seems to me you would want the
> vessel hull acting as a windscreen and a breakwater for the MOB. I think
> the likelihood of a vessel floating over the MOB to leeward would be as
> likely as the MOB floating under the vessel from windward. If the vessel
> was heeling from wind, the windward side would be more dangerous to the MOB.
>
> Ideas anyone?
>
> Joe Engel
