Publisher: North of England P&I Association
From Baird Maritime:
Although such statistics do not seem to be available, it is distinctly possible that in the past five years more people have been killed by lifeboats than saved by them.
These too frequent killings are invariably the result of lifeboat drills whereby something goes wrong with lifeboat "on-load" release mechanisms.
While a major factor in the problem is the substantial weight of lifeboats and the whole concept of launching them, the fact is that the current system or slight variations on it is the only thoroughly proven one. Until some genius comes up with a better and safer system, the maritime industry will just have to try to operate the existing system more effectively.
Clearly, and as this simple DVD and accompanying booklet explain, the utmost care is required in launching and recovering lifeboats. The rules are simple but they must be followed.
The North of England P&I Association is to be congratulated for producing this valuable video.
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