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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 08-10-2015, 04:49
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

No they're not required but a lot of ships have them in case their trade route changes they're ready.
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 06-10-2015, 22:18
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

Wow, really? Repeal the Jones Act and send MORE work over seas? Hell no! There was a study done, Jones Act vessels cost $0.01 per mile more. ONE penny per mile. But no, let's send more American jobs...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 06-10-2015, 12:38
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

TAL.... now that's a company that should be worried!

Steady Hand

1) That's the million dollar question. She was a 40 year old steam plant, but I don't think the seas caused them to lose the...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 06-10-2015, 04:53
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

In short, visibility. Imagine how big the blind spot on the bow would be if the house was all the way aft. Other companies with large ships have the house mounted about 3/4 of the way forward.
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 05-10-2015, 23:16
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

It's nice that people get to be Monday morning QB.....


At any rate, where would you mount free fall lifeboats on this ship? There isn't any place, it's a mid mounted house. Run from the house...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-10-2015, 23:04
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

I'm pretty sure SOLAS doesn't require EPIRBs in every life boat, only SARTs
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-10-2015, 13:02
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

I'll have to find the article, the president of TOTE said it was activated. Also the life boats are open top, no protection there.
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-10-2015, 11:58
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

EPIRB was already activated
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 02-10-2015, 23:34
Replies: 130
Views: 21,678
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

They were open top life boats and the whole crew could fit into 1 boat if needed. Being an open top, the crew is safer on the ship. No debris or slicks found yet, and epirb was set off. Still hope.
Forum: Our Community 13-09-2015, 17:31
Replies: 7
Views: 2,724
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Barbaric act in the marina ORSAN DUBROVNIK Croatia

What a bunch of crap. I thought Dubrovnik was a nice place, this has me wondering now. ...
Forum: Our Community 16-08-2015, 22:45
Replies: 1
Views: 1,287
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Re: Tidewater Yacht

Still holding out that someone knows what happened to that aluminum boat that was there!
Forum: Our Community 15-08-2015, 20:44
Replies: 1
Views: 1,287
Posted By SaltyDawg86
Tidewater Yacht

Is anyone here a member of Tidewater Yacht Club in Portsmouth, VA? There was an older boat on A Dock that seemed to never be used or ever attended to that I thought was the coolest boat, , now it's...
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