what RIB can do!!!!

Łukasz K · 28 March 2006, 08:26

hello ewery one

polish offshore station Leba

our training

I hope you will enjoy!!!!

ollyit · 28 March 2006, 08:35

looks hectic... anyone got any more pics like this,

roycruse · 28 March 2006, 08:52

I see they've got the new low profile orange echomax radar reflector installed on the top of their a-frame

Łukasz K · 28 March 2006, 08:57

those fotose are old (2001-2002)... they heve new one

MarkWildey · 28 March 2006, 08:58

Can't see why they deployed the self-righting bag

Mark

Carl · 28 March 2006, 09:00

isnt it round the wrong way

roycruse · 28 March 2006, 09:00

Oh - its a self righting bag - thought it was a new streamlined echomax radar reflector

I think maybe it went off accidentally as they punched through a wave - or maybe they are so 'ard that they've already capsized three times and just don't want to call it a day.

codprawn · 28 March 2006, 11:10

Great photos - nice to see the crew has the sense to move right to the bow - prevents a flip like in the video we saw recently!!! Who needs a bow tank when you have human ballast???

Why is the self righting bag inflated? Funnily enough I have seen RIBs in the med like this as well - apparently it is some stupid law of theirs???

tcwozere · 28 March 2006, 11:17

Or mebbe it contains essential supplies..

codprawn · 28 March 2006, 11:18

Classic!!! or maybe that should be ICE???

Łukasz K · 28 March 2006, 12:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by codprawn

Great photos - nice to see the crew has the sense to move right to the bow - prevents a flip like in the video we saw recently!!! Who needs a bow tank when you have human ballast???

Why is the self righting bag inflated? Funnily enough I have seen RIBs in the med like this as well - apparently it is some stupid law of theirs???

We usualy have 3 men on board!

we have job to do (save people).

Self righting bag will open on conditions like that so we resign for that option and the bottle with air. it's all the time open.

weight is lower, boat faster!

codprawn · 28 March 2006, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Łukasz K

We usualy have 3 men on board!

we have job to do (save people).

Self righting bag will open on conditions like that so we resign for that option and the bottle with air. it's all the time open.

weight is lower, boat faster!

Boat faster??? With all that drag from the wind??? And surely the airbag won't self right if it is already open - or will it??? Then again maybe it will stop it going over in the first place???

Chopppywaters · 30 March 2006, 01:04

i assume it would stop a roll but not a flip

roycruse · 30 March 2006, 01:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by codprawn

Boat faster??? With all that drag from the wind??? And surely the airbag won't self right if it is already open - or will it??? Then again maybe it will stop it going over in the first place???

why wouldn't it self right if already inflated ??? - what happens at the point of inflation that is so critical to righting the boat ??? - a self righting bag works by putting the boat at an angle where the C of G takes over and finishes the job - i don't think it matters whether it was inflated at the point of capsize or 3 weeks ago - it still has the same buoyancy.

or am I the one missing something ???

codprawn · 30 March 2006, 01:41

I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that a self righting bag inflated in a special way to instigate a roll over. Then again I could be totally wrong hence the ??? I put in the post!!!