REDUCING MOB FATALITIES

Analysis conducted by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has revealed that crew have, on average, under 11 minutes to recover a crewmate who has fallen overboard into cold water before the victim becomes unresponsive.

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The analysis of 20 accidents which occurred between 2017 and 2021 shows that the time decreases as the water becomes colder or the sea state rougher. In some cases, crew had just four or five minutes to coordinate a complex recovery under extreme pressure.

Separate MAIB data sheds further light on the scale of the challenge of getting a victim back on board. When examining the rate of successful recovery, MAIB found that of the 308 man overboard occurrences reported to MAIB between 2015 and 2023, tragically 40 per cent led to a fatality.

In the recreational sector the picture was more concerning with the data indicating that almost half (47 per cent) of MOB occurrences reported to the MAIB from pleasure craft resulted in a fatality. In the fishing industry this rose further still with just over half (56 per cent) ending in tragedy.

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Maritime Minister Baroness Vere joined the MAIB and RYA at a demonstration to raise industry awareness of the challenges of man overboard recovery.

The Met Police Marine Police Unit gave a demonstration of the techniques that crew need to deploy to recover an incapacitated person from the water from a high sided vessel without specialist equipment.

In addition, representatives from the RNLI, National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and British Marine participated in a discussion of the challenges involved.

RYA chief instructor Vaughan Marsh also spoke of the importance of training, preparation and practice. He highlighted the di erent challenges depending on type of vessel or sea condition. Vaughan said: “Crews need to prepare, plan and practise in order to have the best chance of helping a crewmember. Prepare by undergoing appropriate training, make a plan based on the vessel and ensure that they practice by carrying out regular drills, including actually using whatever equipment they have to recover the casualty from the water in those drills.”

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