A pocket guide to recovery techniques.
Contributors: International Maritime Organization.
Edition: 2007 ed.
Publisher: International Maritime Organization
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
ISBN-13: 9789280142372
Subjects: Lifesaving -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Search and rescue operations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Ships -- Safety measures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Recovery techniques; Guide to recovery techniques
Notes: "IMO publication sales number: I947E"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : your part in recovery at sea; title: Aims of this guide; title: The task of recovery : possible problems; title: Planning for recovery; title: Providing assistance prior to recovery; title: The recovery process; title: Bringing people to the side of the ship; title: Getting people aboard the ship : factors to consider; title: Getting people aboard the ship : climbing and lifting; title: Standing by when people cannot be recovered; title: Immediate care of people recovered; title: Conclusions.