Kill Cords

[wooslehunter]

Anyone see this one:

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-d...ease.htm?mcga_news_id=2709&month=10&year=2004

Three poeple thrown out of rib with no-one wearing the kill cord resulting in an out of control RIB & a lost crew in the water. Result: HMCG helecopter, three lifeboats & two shore teams tasked, a lifeboatman risking his life to board an out of control RIB in F6. Also it was the day of the Challenge race start so there were lots of boats around. It's amazing no-one was injured or worse.

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[Solitaire]

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[Althorne]

Sounds to me like someone should get a real rollicking from HMCG and possibly have to contriute to costs as a penalty for neglect by skipper. Although would have thought neglect angle covered by sea rules anyway. Wonder if any charges will be pursued.


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[tsmyth]

I see the point with regad to high speed vessels.

What about a sialing boat pottering along at say 5 - 6 knots?

The obvious potential problem is an MOB for a single hander.

Also, older outboards do not have a kill cord, and apparently one cannot be added. I have aksed for one for my Honda and been told that it is not possible.

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[robp]

Obviously sailing is irrelevant to kill cords. But even a dinghy w engine going at 5 knots will leave you - you can't swim that fast.

I can't believe that it's not possible to retro-fit a kill switch to any O/B. There are kits available and it's mandatory in parts of the U.S. It only connects the low Voltage to ground. If you can't get at the low Voltage, even a cord on the choke button will be better than nothing.

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