A passenger falls overboard in Pittwater
On a cool spring morning, your small powerboat is moving through Pittwater. A passenger loses their footing and falls in. They are wearing a lifejacket, but are gasping and cannot climb back aboard. Another adult is with you.
Before you read the solution: what would you do?
True or false?
Decide each statement before you see the answer.
VHF 16 or 27 MHz 88: tell rescuers where you are and what is wrong.
After an incident, stop, help and give the required details.
After a capsize, everyone should swim for the shore we can see.
A PWC can use the same dolphin-watching distance as a powerboat.
A lifejacket and a visible boat give rescuers a better chance of finding you.
Warn people, control the source if safe and call for help.
If I cannot smell fumes, it cannot be carbon monoxide.
An engine failure always needs a Mayday.
Food scraps and sewage are natural, so they can go overboard.
Bring rubbish ashore and keep anchors and propellers out of seagrass.
Neutral makes the propeller safe for someone climbing aboard.
Minimum distances change with the animal, its young and your vessel.