What is meaning of Planning of Recovery of person from water as per SOLAS ?

PLANNING FOR RECOVERY

The circumstances you find when you arrive at the scene will differ from incident to incident; but general planning can, and should, be done.

In planning how best to bring people aboard your ship, you should consider:

  • Who will be required for the recovery process?
  • Who will manage the ship in the meantime?
  • What can be done to help people prior to recovery?
  • The means of recovery available to you;
  • Where on the ship the survivors should be taken after recovery;
  • How they will be looked after once they are aboard; and
  • How you will keep your own crew and passengers informed of what’s going on.

Effective recovery of survivors will only occur through planning and preparation:

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