Safety, Survival & Training
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Drone potential for search and rescue
06/08/2019Trials have been carried out to assess the potential for using drones to assist with search and rescue operations around the UK coastline reports Dag Pike. READ more
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Strong feedback on training assets
06/08/2019When dealing with pyrotechnics, it is vital that seafarers know how to handle the devices safely, to understand how they work and to have had training in how to fire them confidently. READ more
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Rescue guidance bridges training gap
24/07/2019New guidance on lifeboat and rescue boat operations aims to fill the gap between training and reality by providing potentially lifesaving insights into the realities of handling a lifeboat, MOB boat or fast rescue boat in all conditions. READ more
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Lifesaving robot improves safety at sea
19/07/2019A quick and efficient robotic lifesaving product has been launched to help improve safety at sea during rescue operations. READ more
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Personal Locator Beacon ups capabilities
19/07/2019McMurdo FastFind 220 and Kannad SafeLink Solo personal location beacons (PLB) can now operate on the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) writes Dag Pike. READ more
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MOB recovery system with ‘every consequence considered’
19/07/2019A new man overboard recovery system developed in Scotland is claimed to be one of easiest to use systems on the market today writes Dag Pike. READ more
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Container firefighting breakthrough
19/07/2019A major shipping company will use a revolutionary new system for fighting container ship fires at height. READ more
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Survey warns of ‘alarm fatigue’
17/07/2019Frequently sounding bridge warnings, especially false ones, can create ‘alarm fatigue’ and hinder watch keepers in carrying out their vital role, a new survey supported by InterManager has revealed. READ more
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New kit for Salcombe lifeboat volunteers
17/07/2019Volunteers from Salcombe Lifeboat Station have received a new Helly Hansen lifesaving kit, as the national roll out of the RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat crew kit reaches its conclusion. READ more
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‘Respect’ joins the fleet
16/07/2019The UK’s Southampton Solent University Governors Alison Colley and Dr Joan Stopp, officially named the latest vessel to join the country’s largest fleet of scale manned models at the University’s world-renowned Ship Handling Centre. READ more
