"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message

That's a good plan, but first contact with the MOB should ideally be
at the beam, then you can move them where you need to...is that where
you would make first contact with the people in the water?

Allow me to enlighten you... since it seems I've noticed that being a
"licensed" Captain means very little in your neck of the water..

Visual Contact first

Manoeuvring to close safely

Floating Device to Victim if situation allows

Where you actually undertake the initial physical contact for removal is
dependent on vessel design and sea state conditions. Abeam with the vessel
on the lee in a full keel boat. I might consider abeam with bow to the
wind/wave in a fin keeler

Actual removal of a victim from the water on my vessel would be ... as I
stated clearly.. tackled from aft of abeam in the lee, along the cockpit
coaming using a system I have designed and practiced with for that purpose.

CM