Forum: RIBs & ribbing
08 July 2015, 00:45
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U.S. Kill Cord Accident prevention video
A couple in Alabama USA were seriously injured in a boat accident in late March 2015. They were both ejected and the boat began to circle, striking both of them with the propeller. They recently...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 October 2013, 22:36
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 October 2013, 22:23
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Replies: 75
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 October 2013, 20:38
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
About visiting with MAIB
I have...
About visiting with MAIB
I have already made some inquiries at MAIB and was already aware of some of the other databases.
As to "how few people die boating" we can all have an opinion...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 October 2013, 19:17
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
BBC Kill Cord show- 2 minute clip on YouTube
Those outside the UK are having plenty of challenges trying to view BBC's kill cord investigation because BBC blocks its iPlayer from streaming to destinations outside the UK.
To those outside the...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 October 2013, 13:59
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
Back in 1997 at IMTEC97, a major boat industry...
Back in 1997 at IMTEC97, a major boat industry trade show in the U.S., I picked up a press kit from Zodiac that included a one page guide for photographing their vessels for publication. I posted it...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 October 2013, 09:23
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
Our mission statement might help clear up your...
Our mission statement might help clear up your confusion.
Our Mission :: Propeller Guard Information Center (https://www.propellersafety.com/our-mission/)
Most of my comments on RIB.net have to do...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 October 2013, 01:57
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
Near Misses & Helicopter Rescues
We started promoting logging near misses a long time ago. As part of those efforts we still maintain a file of near miss boat propeller accidents reported in the media. Many of those are kill cord...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 October 2013, 01:33
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
MAIB Accident Reporting
The U.S. Coast Guard was making similar statements here back in the 1990's. Then someone found they had forgotten to include fatalities within three miles of shore that were being recorded in another...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 October 2013, 23:09
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
Response to Paul Glatzel
Thanks for clearing up the "red herring" issue and thanks for appearing on the broadcast. I just reworked the post on our site to include your more detailed objection (you think boat operators will...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 October 2013, 22:23
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 October 2013, 21:45
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Replies: 75
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 October 2013, 21:21
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
You Can Still Be Injured Wearing A Kill Cord
In disagree. There have been many instances in the U.S. in which the operator went overboard and was immediately struck by the propeller (not struck by the circling unmanned boat). Traditional kill...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 October 2013, 19:25
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
BBC Program Review, Stills, and Statistics
We posted several of the storylines BBC covered, some still images from the broadcast, and our thoughts on some of the topics discussed at:
BBC Boat Kill Cord Investigative Report :: Propeller Guard...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
30 September 2013, 18:52
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,844
BBC boat kill-cord program on TONIGHT
We just learned BBC will be airing their new short boat kill cord documentary tonight, Monday September 30, 2013
It will be broadcast tonight at 19:30 on BBC1 on "Inside Out South West" in the...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
27 June 2013, 15:29
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Replies: 456
Views: 93,639
UK Kill Cord / Prop Safety Interactive Timeline
Last night we posted an interactive timeline for the last couple years of UK boat kill cord and propeller safety related events, accidents, and developments. It graphically shows the intensity of...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
12 June 2013, 16:48
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
Sounder Idea
I didn't shoot it down. I think it is a great idea. I merely said I had put forward a similar idea on our site on multiple occasions trying to interest the industry in pursuing it and had especially...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
05 June 2013, 00:48
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
PGIC Signing Off
Thanks for posting the Afloat link, that reminds me I have better things to do than offer any more suggestions in this environment. See ya next year.
gary
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
04 June 2013, 18:48
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
RFID sensor
Have you seen Autotether? They are widely available. Price point about $200.
How it Works - autotether.com (https://www.autotether.com/at/how-it-works)
It physically yanks out the kill cord.
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
04 June 2013, 17:20
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
04 June 2013, 16:44
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
Safety Conscious People
I suggest safety conscious people or organizations not able to positively control the boat operator's actions might opt for an alternative, such as:
1. Parents concerned their teenage kids might...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
04 June 2013, 16:29
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
Thank you for suggesting some alternatives,...
Thank you for suggesting some alternatives, however:
We noted on our site back in July 2007 that Furno had just released a new digital fish finder with clearer detection in shallow and deep water,...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
04 June 2013, 13:26
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
Scream Detection
We have thought it through quite a bit, thank you.
One of our roles is to scout emerging technologies with potential application to propeller safety issues. We draw attention to those technologies...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
03 June 2013, 16:02
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
Other Approaches in Addition to Kill Cords
Even limiting the discussion to RIBS and kill cord preventable accidents, the topic is still pretty broad.
We are not specifically recommending the approaches below, but they are among those that...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
03 June 2013, 14:24
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Replies: 111
Views: 17,478
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