Patent ID: 11970251
Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 12:
13. A method of controlling a marine vessel, the method comprising:
operating a lanyard system to detect at least one fob worn by an individual present on the marine vessel, wherein each of the at least one fob is either an operator fob or a passenger fob;
determining that a missing fob of the at least one fob is no longer detected, wherein the missing fob is either the operator fob or the passenger fob;
generating a man overboard event based on the missing fob, wherein the man overboard event is an operator overboard event if the missing fob includes the operator fob or a passenger overboard event if the missing fob is the passenger fob; and
automatically activating one or more search assistance functions based on the man overboard event, wherein the search assistance functions activated depend on whether the man overboard event is the operator overboard event or the passenger overboard event.