Rescue Boat Sea Scoopa

Description

The Rescue Boat Sea Scoopa is a vital piece of rescue equipment for all rescue boats. The device scoops and lifts a man overboard onto rescue vessels.

The portable unit is equally effective on rigid inflatable boats or powerboats with a higher free board. Simple to use, it only needs two people to perform an entire man overboard rescue.

When rescuing a man overboard, rescue organisations can experience problems with their duty of care to the victim and their OH&S obligations to the rescuers. Sea Scoopa addresses both these issues.

Unlike most other man overboard (MOB) rescue devices, the Sea Scoopa provides a mechanical advantage during the rescue process thus improving lifting techniques and reducing the incidence of back injuries.

Sea Scoopa allows for the horizontal retrieval of a man overboard. This is important to avoid the circulatory collapse that can occur when lifting victims out of the water vertically.

Benefits for the Man Overboard

• The MOB is lifted out of the water in a horizontal position and transferred directly to an integral stretcher in one continuous and efficient action
• There are no non-cushioned, rigid components that can inflict injury
• The net encloses and conforms to the whole body and minimises the risk of the victim falling out during lifting

Benefits for the Rescuer

• Scoops the MOB into the net while the boat is moving and has steerage
• The unique patented scoop shape of the rescue net prevents the victim being swept out of the aft end, thus allowing for a faster rescue
• 2:1 mechanical advantage of the parbuckle lessens the risk of back injury
• Sea Scoopa only needs two crew for the whole rescue operaton
• There is no need for the rescuer to enter the water during the retrieval
• The Sea Scoopa attaches simply to the majority of commonly used rescue vessels

Rescue Boat Sea Scoopa has been NATA tested to a Royal Australian Navy standard and is certified to lift a load of 300 kg. It is in use by a number of organisations including the Australian Navy and Australian Customs

Australian designed and made.

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