Man overboard pick up

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Sandy said:
How far are you from the casualty when you discover they are not aboard? Chucking the fender tied to a bucket is one thing, going below for some kip between watches and not hearing the crew member go over the side as they have a pee is something else.
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That is searching, which is completely different to noticing and turning the boat around. In a situation where you notice the MOB, how long does it take you to get alongside the OP in your boat?
 
Starting at around 3:38 in this video (warning, annoying soundtrack) a MOB recovery is performed in what appears to be heavy seas.
https://youtu.be/AtNcdKQXUA0
It is quite sobering to watch. Clearly the crew knows what they are doing but it seems they miss the guy at least once. And that is with a person going overboard to assist...
Clearly, the solution to MOB is DO NOT FALL OVERBOARD.
 
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BlowingOldBoots said:
That is searching, which is completely different to noticing and turning the boat around. In a situation where you notice the MOB, how long does it take you to get alongside the OP in your boat?
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I disagree. Just a difference in time between noticing your crew member has stepped off the boat and turning it round.

In MoB drills I've never put a stopwatch on them, it's not a race it needs to be done quickly, but safely - the person in the water is not going to thank you as then get swept under the bows at 3 knots just because you want to beat your record.

Talking of records a chap at work very proudly showed me his official Guinness World Record (and nine UK records) this morning. I work with some amazing people.
 
Sandy said:
I disagree. Just a difference in time between noticing your crew member has stepped off the boat and turning it round.

In MoB drills I've never put a stopwatch on them, it's not a race it needs to be done quickly, but safely - the person in the water is not going to thank you as then get swept under the bows at 3 knots just because you want to beat your record.

Talking of records a chap at work very proudly showed me his official Guinness World Record (and nine UK records) this morning. I work with some amazing people.
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Best MOB drill I have seen was ##years ago when Rothmans came up for the Scottish series and dropped a bowman and managed to pick him up as he reached the stern not sure if she even slowed and all done under spinnaker
 
Rogershaw said:
It is a requirement to demonstrate picking up a MOB in every skipper exam in my location. If you fail you don't get a skipper ticket that simple.

The real issue is when you only have 2 crew on board and one goes overboard. What procedure would you use.

I have a lifebuoy attaches to my boat with floating line and I just put the helm hard over to sail around the MOB so I can get him/her within the circle of floating line ending head to wind then pull the MOB towards the boat for recovery with halyard on the either side of the boat.
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on my RYA yachtmaster my examiner gave me exactly that problem, MOB rope around the prop (no engine) no-one else on board.... Go fetch him, Wind was blowing around 30 knots at the time too!

just did the textbook MOB procedure and handed the fender back.
 
Cactus Sailing said:
on my RYA yachtmaster my examiner gave me exactly that problem, MOB rope around the prop (no engine) no-one else on board.... Go fetch him, Wind was blowing around 30 knots at the time too!

just did the textbook MOB procedure and handed the fender back.
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Did the examiner ask what you'd have done if the person was unconscious...…. It's all a lot more difficult with real bodies.

Long ago when I was being examined after an easy reach-tack-reach fender recovery I was asked if I'd ever deliberately NOT attempt to pick up a MOB. Of course I said no. Windy day, cross tide setting you onto a close and dangerous shoal - maybe better a MOB drowned than the rest of the crew.....
 
jwilson said:
Did the examiner ask what you'd have done if the person was unconscious...…. It's all a lot more difficult with real bodies.

Long ago when I was being examined after an easy reach-tack-reach fender recovery I was asked if I'd ever deliberately NOT attempt to pick up a MOB. Of course I said no. Windy day, cross tide setting you onto a close and dangerous shoal - maybe better a MOB drowned than the rest of the crew.....
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the MOB maneuver just shows you can get to the person, once there, getting them out depends on a whole host of things and the answer would be different depending on the situation, which of course he asked along with all the first aid questions of "what next" once aboard.
 
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