Testing and Trials

“On the 21st of August 2006, at Lowestoft College Wave Tank, tests were carried out on three new man overboard cages with extra buoyancy and aluminium net bases. Present at the tests was a representative from a ferry company and all cages underwent various casualty recovery situations in extreme conditions.[…]

Technical Summary

The primary function of the cage is to perform a speedy recovery of a casualty from the water/sea by enabling the casualty ready access to the cage following its deployment from the vessel. Alternatively, at the discretion of the person responsible for the cage, (e.g. Skipper of the vessel), the[…]