In-water rescue with Markusnet ( Markus Lifenet )

In-water rescuer should always when possible be dressed in dry suit, equiped with suitable buoyancy aid, and attached to the vessel with a safety line. Neopren hood and glows and dry suit without much buoyancy and with socks instead of boots, are recommended to ease swimming and function in the water. Advanced training is essential.

If the in-water rescuer has to pull out the Markusnet himself, he should fasten the casualty in front of him, between his arms and as he pulls the line, he should allow it to float away on his lee side.

The best way is to pull the rescuer and the casualty towards the vessel and as they are around 5 metre from the vessel, the rescuer should hook his arm around the line and allow it to slide through until the deck team has pulled the Markusnet to them or allowed it to drift to the casualty.

Recommendation to the bridge officer on deck boats and ships under 45 m length in high sea and wind:

Hold the ship into the wind, slightly leeways and take action if possible with the man overboard on the cool side of the vessel, to avoid danger to the casualty and to the in-water rescuer.

Recommendation to the deck team:

Every crew member has to know his duty during the man overboard search and rescue operation and be able to support the in-water rescuer in anyway without hesitation.A back up in-water rescuer should be standby when possible.

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The Markusnet is designed to catch the mind of the MOB to secure himself in the net structure and by that decrease the need for in-water rescue and enable rescuer to bring the MOB to safety.

It is also designed to enable safe and effective rescue of helpless MOB casualty so called "in-water" rescue.

and transfer of people from liferaft and small boats to larger vessel in extreme weather and sea conditions.

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