SHIP ESCAPE, SURVIVAL AND RESCUE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR GREAT LAKES WINTER SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS

As Great Lakes shipping extends deep into the winter months, the need for crew safety and cold water survival becomes paramount in importance. A program employing improved individual survival techniques coupled with upgraded anti-exposure and survival equipment requires a first order priority. The Naval Air Development Center has examined the problem of exposure protection in the frigid sea and air environment in the consideration of protection for naval aviators. Much of the development techniques and materials employed in this effort can be utilized in developing a single system for Great Lakes shipboard use during the winter season.

• Corporate Authors:

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Authors:
  • Esposito, J
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 224 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Crash exposure; Occupational safety; Operations; Rescue equipment; Search and rescue operations; Survival; Vessel operations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure (Human)
• Geographic Terms: Great Lakes
• Old TRIS Terms: Crew safety; Shipboard operations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168280
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Coast Guard
• Report/Paper Numbers: NADC-77070-40 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1978 12:00AM