Man overboard (MOB) recovery procedures

USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 4 §4.2

USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 4 §4.2 — Deck Safety Working over the side requires a lifeline tended by another crewmember, an inflatable PFD, and a tagline to keep the worker clear of the propeller area.

USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 5 §5.2

USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 5 §5.2 — Damage Control Hull breach response: locate the breach, stem the inflow with plugs, wedges, or improvised soft patches, support the patch with shoring, and pump out incoming water. Watertight bulkheads and closed compartments confine flooding to a single space and preserve buoyancy.

USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 5 §5.3

USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 5 §5.3 — Damage Control Loss of stability shows as increasing list, sluggish roll, or delayed return to upright after a wave. Pump bilges, jettison topside weight, and head into the seas to minimise rolling. If the angle of loll persists, prepare to abandon.

USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 7 §7.1

USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 7 §7.1 — Search and Rescue Standard MOB (man overboard) procedure on a small vessel is the 'Williamson turn' (turn 60° one way then full rudder the other way to return on the reciprocal heading) at night or in poor visibility, or a quick-stop / Anderson turn in clear visibility with the MOB still in sight.

46 CFR §185.512

§ 185.512 § 185.512 Recommended emergency instructions format. An emergency instruction placard containing the following information will satisfy the requirements of § 185.510. (a)—(1)(i) Close all watertight and weathertight doors, hatches, and airports to prevent taking water aboard or further flooding in the vessel. (ii) Keep bilges dry to prevent loss of stability due to water in bilges. Use power driven bilge pump, hand pump, and buckets to dewater. (iii) Align fire pumps to use as bilge pump if possible. (iv) Check all intake and discharge lines, which penetrate the hull, for leakage. (v) Passengers must remain seated and evenly distributed. (vi) Passengers must don life jackets if the going becomes very rough, the vessel is about to cross a hazardous bar, or when otherwise in…

46 CFR §185.520

§ 185.520 § 185.520 Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training. (a) The master shall conduct sufficient drills and give sufficient instructions to make sure that all crew members are familiar with their duties during emergencies that necessitate abandoning ship or the recovery of persons who have fallen overboard. (b) Each abandon ship drill must include: (1) Summoning the crew to report to assigned stations and prepare for assigned duties; (2) Summoning passengers on a vessel on an overnight voyage to muster stations or embarkation stations and ensuring that they are made aware of how the order to abandon ship will be given; (3) Checking that life jackets are correctly donned; (4) Operation of any davits used for launching liferafts; and (5) Instruction on the automatic and…