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Uomo a mare

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Man overboard: every minute counts

Uomo a mare: conta ogni minuto

In cold water: the first minute and a half is the shock, so float; on average less than 11 minutes to recover someone who has fallen in before they stop respondingWater at 15 °C or colderfloat on your back, don't fight it0 min5 min10 min15 min60-90 s: shock11 minFirst 60-90 seconds: gasping, you may inhale water.On average under 11 minutes to recover them (MAIB data).
  • In cold water a crew has on average less than 11 minutes to recover a crew member before they stop responding (MAIB, quoted by the RYA).
  • With colder water or a rougher sea there is even less time: in some cases 4-5 minutes.
  • That is why the manoeuvre is decided and practised beforehand, and everyone aboard knows what to do.

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Fonti: Seaman's Notes pp.6-7 e 33-34; RYA, pagina Man overboard (Cold Water Shock Safety); RYA Day Skipper, PDF p.11 (ipotermia); RNLI, Float to Live (shock da acqua fredda); RYA, Man overboard (rya.org.uk/water-safety/cold-water-shock-safety/man-overboard), riletta il 28/10/2026; Wikipedia, Man overboard rescue turn; Marine Insight, 3 important man overboard recovery methods