International Standards

[Deleted member 478]

I was reading a US magazine called Blue Water Sailing and they refer to a MOB as a COB; as in Crew (or Captain) Over Board.

In the interests of safety, surely it would be better if we all referred to a swimmer as either a MOB or a COB, but not both? But then again, there is IALA 'A' and IALA 'B', I assume to keep us on our toes?

 

[Twister_Ken]

Always thought COB stood for Can't-be-bothered-to-wear-a-harness Over Board

 

[FullCircle]

Difference is that under IALA B, the COB has to go over the Starboard side , and in IALA A the MOB has to go over the Port side.
The reverse is true when recovering the COB or MOB.
S'easy really.

 

[shmoo]

I thought we were all supposed to be using "Person in Water" PIW. Some government and lifeboat/rescue literature uses PIW. Seems reasonable: "person" does not denote gender and "in water" is the state we are concerned about, rather than how they got there ("overboard")

 

[Twister_Ken]

PIW! Don't go trying any of that politically correct wambash around here, young shmoo, or you'll get the idignation of the successors of Hornblower heaped on your tricorn hat.

Anyway PIW stands for Urinating In the Wind.

 

[Deleted member 478]

[ QUOTE ]
Anyway PIW stands for Urinating In the Wind.

[/ QUOTE ]And that's probably why they fell overboard with their fly open.

 

[Twister_Ken]

John's on form!

 

[aitchw]

US Coastguard reckons that's one of the commonest causes of folk going overboard.

 

[shmoo]

Young shmoo? I'll take that as a compliment.

 

[Deleted member 478]

Ya need ta learn when Big Ken is being sarcastic.

 

[FullCircle]

More obtuse than sarcastic I think. Small but vital difference.

 

[snowleopard]

And in any case, a crew member who P's into wind is a liability and overboard is the best place for them.

 

[bilbobaggins]

Maybe I'd got it wrong. I thot they called 'em 'John Doe', or 'DOA', or summat similar....

 

[bilbobaggins]

Old Chinese ploverb, numba wun sun!

"Man who pee into wind get own back!"

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