bergersau
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How many of you have actually practiced the retrieval of a casualty into a boat?
For those that have - Have you any tips to offer?
It's something my club was practicing over the weekend and surprisingly difficult if your 'casualty' is around the 90kg (200lb) mark as a number of our guys are.
One thing we found works for us in 5-6m (17'-19') powerboats is to secure an unloaded weight belt around the chest of the casualty under the armpits and use that as a 'handle'. With one person either side of the casualty you can then lift much more effectively than without the strap. Though it is somewhat hard on the 'casualty's' armpits whilst training. Even using the strap we found one person was unable to sufficiently lift the casualty to get them back on board the boat.
For those that have - Have you any tips to offer?
It's something my club was practicing over the weekend and surprisingly difficult if your 'casualty' is around the 90kg (200lb) mark as a number of our guys are.
One thing we found works for us in 5-6m (17'-19') powerboats is to secure an unloaded weight belt around the chest of the casualty under the armpits and use that as a 'handle'. With one person either side of the casualty you can then lift much more effectively than without the strap. Though it is somewhat hard on the 'casualty's' armpits whilst training. Even using the strap we found one person was unable to sufficiently lift the casualty to get them back on board the boat.