MOB Lifesaver

The one thing that concerns sailors is how to get a man in the water back on board if he  can't help himself. Attaching him to the boat while we set up a retrieval rig is key. But on yachts we can't reach down to get a line onto him and even on motorboats with bathing platforms it is very difficult to grab and keep hold of the casualty.

The answer? MOB Lifesavers. We don't go down to the MOB, he comes up to us.

An MOB Lifesaver attaches to the lifting loop/becket in a lifejacket. When the lifejacket inflates the Lifesaver floats out onto the water and is easy for the rescuer to grab with the boathook. They can then secure the MOB to the boat while they set up their retrieval rig.

FLOATS        - out when the jacket inflates
SIMPLE        - grab the Lifesaver with the boathook and attach the man to the boat
STRONG      - Hi-Vis line will lift over 1 ton!

Approved by: Crewsaver, Spinlock, Baltic

Please Note - Kru Sport Pro, Kru Sport Pro - Iso, Premier Kru Sport Pro - 180N & Kru Sport Elite jackets do up with a zip that the authorities do not deem to be strong enough if the lift comes from one side only and so they require 2 Lifesavers, one on each lifting becket and the lift needs to come from both sides. Lifesaver customers have been inventive and have found that using a soft shackle to tie the two 'D' rings together means that they can fit just 1 Lifesaver.