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I was a scuba diver for many years and have had boats with great swim
platforms trying to recover me in 5 to 8 foot seas and believe me, that is
extremely dangerous. The swim platform rises sometimes 6 to 8 feet in the
air and when it comes down you dont want to be under it. It can be done and
we did it but the timing is crucial to keep from being killed by the
platform.
regards
docmoss
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Martin" <>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: TWL: RE: Re: RE: retrieval of MOB
snip> "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. snip...
> Bill
> -----------------------
> 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
>
>
