Should You Be Alarmed?

I’m the only adult aboard my boat much of the time, and when I’m not, the passengers are typically my young daughters. Perhaps it’s no surprise that one particular risk troubles me more than all others combined: What if I fall overboard?

Products designed to raise the alarm and assist with the recovery of crew overboard are my salvation. To be clear, these systems are distinct from distress radiobeacons such as EPIRBs and Personal Locater Beacons (PLBs), which aid search and rescue authorities.

Instead, onboard man-overboard (MOB) alarms are intended to alert a vessel’s crew that one of its crewmates is in the drink. A transmitter is attached to each crewmember and a receiver is installed aboard the vessel. The receiver sounds an alarm automatically when a crewmember falls overboard. Most transmitters have a button or switch to allow manual activation in the event of injury or distress not involving a fall overboard. ...

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