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C4 Man Overboard

A crew member has fallen overboard. Release a lifebuoy with light and smoke signal near where they fell. Take immediate action to avoid hitting them and note the ship's position, wind, and time. Activate the GPS man overboard marker and sound the whistle in prolonged blasts to alert others while keeping a lookout. Engage hand steering if possible and start a recovery maneuver like a Williamson turn. Inform the master and engine room, hoist signal flag "O", and prepare to recover the crew member.

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C4 Man Overboard

A crew member has fallen overboard. Release a lifebuoy with light and smoke signal near where they fell. Take immediate action to avoid hitting them and note the ship's position, wind, and time. Activate the GPS man overboard marker and sound the whistle in prolonged blasts to alert others while keeping a lookout. Engage hand steering if possible and start a recovery maneuver like a Williamson turn. Inform the master and engine room, hoist signal flag "O", and prepare to recover the crew member.

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C4

Man overboard

Actions to be carried out:


Release lifebuoy with light and smoke signal on the side the crew member has fallen overboard
Take immediate avoiding action so as not to run over the man overboard
Note ships position, wind speed and direction, and time
Activate GPS man overboard marker
Sound three prolonged blasts of the ships whistle and repeat as necessary
Post a look-out with binoculars and instructions to maintain a continuous watch on
the man overboard
Engage hand steering, if helmsman available
Commence a recovery manoeuvre, such as a Williamson turn
Inform master, if not already on the bridge
Inform engine room
Hoist signal flag O
Place engines on stand-by
Muster rescue boats crew, master and coxswain, and jointly assess launch/recovery risks
Prepare rescue boat for possible launching
Consider alternative means of MOB recovery if launch/recovery of rescue boat considered
to be of excessive risk
Distribute portable VHF radios for communication
Rig pilot ladder/nets to assist in the recovery
Make ships position available to radio room/GMDSS station
Broadcast URGENCY message to ships in the vicinity
Preserve VDR or S-VDR records if not automatically protected
Assume role of On Scene Co-ordinator

Other actions:

Bridge procedures guide

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