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alstorer 
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 Topic: Power boat drivers: wear your kill cordPosted: 17 May 13 at 9:23am |
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As soon as anyone else saw the initial reports on this, were you able to see this conclusion coming?
Just waiting for the other bit of my suspcions, where it turns out he was driving in tight circles bouncing over his own wake.
A tragic case, but a powerful lesson to anyone driving a RIB or other rescue boat.
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SoggyBadger
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 9:40am |
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Definitely a Darwin Awards contender. Sadly he took his daughter with him.
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Best wishes from deep in the woods
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 9:56am |
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it's sober reading, whilst I've always used a kill cord on a RIB or powerboat, (why the f**k wouldn't you????) we have one fitted to our outboard (8HP) that powers our small family cruiser- a Beneteau 21 ft sailboat. We only use the engine to get out of the berth and out of the marina itself.... frankly it's a bit of putt-putt experience unless we can get sailing. I use less than half a small external outboard tank of fuel a year on average.
I have usually clipped the kill cord to the back guard rail and engaged into the engine- it won't work without it. It's with easy reach of anyone in the cockpit, and I always give a quick safety chat to anyone coming onboard that includes, if in doubt, pull the red cable to stop the engine.
I will be clipping it to me in the future. You just can't take chances. |
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jeffers
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 10:13am |
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A very sobering article.
Unfortunately I bet there will be a lot of door slamming, unfortunately, in this instance, the horse is long gone. I always test the kill cord when I drive one of the club powerboats. Once when launching before the boat is free and then again once I have driven it round to moor up (just in case there is an issue when everything has been used. Yes i am probably paranoid but having been involved in a near miss myself a few years ago I want to be damn sure they are going to work if i need them to.
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JohnW
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 10:46am |
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Link to the MAIB safety bulletin from this incident:
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 10:47am |
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I've only ever driven power boats as part of safety duty or instructing at the club. With 20 20 hindsight, I'm glad the club persuaded me (and all our other safety crews) to do the Level 2 Powerboat and the Safety Cox courses. I guess because we did the courses, safety protocols (such as wearing kill cords) became almost like second nature.
It's become a bit fashionable in recent years to attack "Health and Safety", but I do now wonder if some form of regulation (eg mandatory training) of power boat drivers is warranted. |
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 11:33am |
It seems crazy to me that insurance isn't mandatory. That would be the obvious 'hook', as premiums could reflect those with valid PB2 (or equivalent NCB) rather than legislating (and failing to enforce) who can or can't drive a powerboat. A problem for definition in itself, does a blow-up Avon tender with a 2HP constitute a 'powerboat'? |
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 12:12pm |
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Err... thankfully these accidents happen very rarely, I don't think any more legislation is needed in the UK. If it is, let's start with tax,insurance and a test for cyclist! ;-)
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 12:16pm |
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good point, I guess it's easy to lose sight of that when the incident is so fresh.
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alstorer
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Posted: 17 May 13 at 1:21pm |
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mandatory insurance/tests/licences is something the RYA have long lobbied against.
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