A man overboard rescue turn (or person overboard)[1] is a shiphandling manoeuvre usually implemented immediately upon learning of a person having gone overboad into the sea. To bring a vessel closer to the person's location, implementations of the principles described are: the Anderson turn (or single turn), the quick turn (also known as the Q-turn or the figure eight turn), the Williamson turn, and the Scharnow turn.[1]
The choice of manoeuvre is dependent on several factors, including:[1]
Location of the casualty
Whether the casualty is seen going overboard immediately or if their missing is delayed
Whether the ship is using engines or using sails
The space available for the vessel to steer
The training of the crew involved.
Ideally, in any man overboard scenario, the casualty should be approached with the vessel downwind of the persons position, with the vessel moving upwind.[2]
The man overboard rescue turn is often carried out as part of regular drills on Merchant ships as a requirement of the SOLAS Convention.[2]
^ abcFerguson, Angus (2004). Seamanship Notes - Second Edition. Livingston: Witherby Publishing Group. p. 71-72. ISBN 0953437965.
^ ab21st Century Seamanship. Edinburgh: Witherby Publishing Group. 2015. p. 1040-1041. ISBN 9781856096324.
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