NO lifebuoys on upper outdoor cruise ship decks

On 16 Mar 2005 22:52:29 -0800, wrote:

I saw a 45 minute video on THE TRAVEL CHANNEL of "The World" cruise
ship. They showed the swimming pool, golf green, tennis court area and
NO LIFESAVING FLOATATION DEVICES WERE VISABLE !

What regulatory idiots decided that lifebuoys aren't needed on these
decks?

They tell you during the safety drills that if someone goes overboard,
you're supposed to yell, "man overboard!" then throw a lifebuoy to the
victim and call the bridge. You're supposed to do that at sea or at
port. Even when someone falls from another ship.

What type of life-saving device are you supposed to throw when nothing
is there? YOURSELF?!




If the boat is underway (moving) and you see someone go overboard and
throw some sort of life ring, it wont' be near the person in the water
unless it goes over with that person. Throwing something overboard
that floats, as soon as possible after the person goes over gives the
captain a place to start a search (datum) in case they can't see the
person in the water.

If you see someone go over, yell, "Man overboard (political
correctness be damned)," and start throwing as many things as you can
find that float, overboard. The captain can follow the trail back to
the person in the water.

By the way, US registered vessels the size of cruise ships are
required to have a certain number of floatation devises equipped with
strobe lights that activate automatically upon entry into the water
just for the man overboard scenario.

Skip

As I posted on his first attempt:
You whacko, I thought the home had found you and
threw the net over your head. AGAIN


Before anyone react to your rants, please do a web search for
you'll find some very interesting/boring reading.



You'll find a crackpot who had no life at all until he found news
groups. I take that back, he did go on ONE cruise about eight years
ago......

number6 wrote:
wrote:
Write or email the Coast Guard. I did, but got no reply.

I appreciate the one example where the government actually is NOT
wasting my taxes ...

I think those were the famous last words of those aboard the TITANIC:

" I appreciate the one example where the government is NOT wasting my
taxes....on lifeboats and lifebuoys!"

number6 wrote:
wrote:
number6 wrote:
wrote:
Write or email the Coast Guard. I did, but got no reply.

I appreciate the one example where the government actually is NOT
wasting my taxes ...

I think those were the famous last words of those aboard the
TITANIC:

" I appreciate the one example where the government is NOT wasting
my
taxes....on lifeboats and lifebuoys!"

Was that in the movie or the stageplay ... ???

I find safety in cruising very important ... it would be their
responding to you I find useless ...

Great! I really don't want YOU responding to me! I'de like others who
find "safety in cruising important" to take a look at the upper decks
of their cruise ship and see if there are any lifebuoys around. If
not-consider taking another ship!

On most ships the Lido Deck where the pool is located, is at a minimum
2
to 3 stories up from the water surface. Unless an expert high diver,
wouldn't the fall kill the person who went over?

And on some, they would hit the balcony below. misterwhacko started two
identical threads minutes apart. On the other thread, a poster bothered
to look at pictures of the ship in question. He stated life rings were
visable in several shots of the upper deck.

Misteridontknowcrap pops up about every 6-8 months, usually going on
about a "bad"cruise he took in the 90's.

Brian K wrote:
On 03/18/2005 4:05 PM wrote:

number6 wrote:


wrote:


number6 wrote:


wrote:


Write or email the Coast Guard. I did, but got no reply.


I appreciate the one example where the government actually is NOT
wasting my taxes ...


I think those were the famous last words of those aboard the


TITANIC:


" I appreciate the one example where the government is NOT
wasting


my


taxes....on lifeboats and lifebuoys!"


Was that in the movie or the stageplay ... ???

I find safety in cruising very important ... it would be their
responding to you I find useless ...



Great! I really don't want YOU responding to me! I'de like others
who
find "safety in cruising important" to take a look at the upper
decks
of their cruise ship and see if there are any lifebuoys around. If
not-consider taking another ship!



On most ships the Lido Deck where the pool is located, is at a
minimum 2
to 3 stories up from the water surface. Unless an expert high diver,

wouldn't the fall kill the person who went over?

Perhaps. What's that got to do with someone on the Lido deck seeing
someone fall off from a lower deck or going overboard from another
ship- and having nothing to throw him?

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Brian K wrote:
On 03/18/2005 4:05 PM wrote:

number6 wrote:


wrote:


number6 wrote:


wrote:


Write or email the Coast Guard. I did, but got no reply.


I appreciate the one example where the government actually is NOT
wasting my taxes ...


I think those were the famous last words of those aboard the


TITANIC:


" I appreciate the one example where the government is NOT
wasting


my


taxes....on lifeboats and lifebuoys!"


Was that in the movie or the stageplay ... ???

I find safety in cruising very important ... it would be their
responding to you I find useless ...



Great! I really don't want YOU responding to me! I'de like others
who
find "safety in cruising important" to take a look at the upper
decks
of their cruise ship and see if there are any lifebuoys around. If
not-consider taking another ship!



On most ships the Lido Deck where the pool is located, is at a
minimum 2
to 3 stories up from the water surface. Unless an expert high diver,

wouldn't the fall kill the person who went over?

Perhaps. What's that got to do with someone on the Lido deck seeing
someone fall off from a lower deck or going overboard from another
ship- and having nothing to throw him?

--
________
To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
Brian M. Kochera
"Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"
View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951

Perhaps. What's that got to do with someone on the Lido deck
seeing
someone fall off from a lower deck or going overboard from another
ship- and having nothing to throw him?


Please ... PLEASE ...PLEASE be heroic and jump in to save him ... !!!!

Perhaps. What's that got to do with someone on the Lido deck
seeing
someone fall off from a lower deck or going overboard from another
ship- and having nothing to throw him?


Please ... PLEASE ...PLEASE be heroic and jump in to save him ... !!!!

Perhaps. What's that got to do with someone on the Lido deck
seeing
someone fall off from a lower deck or going overboard from another
ship- and having nothing to throw him?


Please ... PLEASE ...PLEASE be heroic and jump in to save him ... !!!!