Boarding the dive boat Cdt. Fourcault style!
by admin on Jul.14, 2009, under Dive Log, Dive Travel, Technical Dives
| Look Ma, no ladder! |
Here’s a little video clip showing the diver boarding procedures used in the North Sea aboard the Cdt. Fourcault.
Ascent is not up the anchor line, but on a drifting “shot line”. At the top is a large (4 ft) ball. Attached to the ball is a tag line. Once you hit the surface, you hold onto the tag line waiting to be picked up. The RIB picks up one diver at a time and bring them back to the mother ship. Attached to the back of the RIB is a foam raft (boogie board). The diver climbs aboard the raft, and the RIB heads back , diver in tow. In 8 ft seas, this is quite an experience.
Once alongside the diver rolls off the raft, and drifts over to a cage/platform that is lifted up onto the main deck. No ladder!
October 8th, 2010 on 10:18 am
Next run I’ll put the diver closer to the cage, Ok?
Greetings from Belgium,
Gaby
November 7th, 2010 on 12:23 pm
Gaby,
You and the Fourcault crew did a great job! I don’t know how you could have gotten us closer to the cage!!!!
The trip was a highlight of my diving career, and I wish I could join you folks regularly. I love all the tall ship photos you post. It’s a real passion of mine. You seem to live a life the rest of us envy. Thanks for letting us enjoy it through you’re eyes!
Dave
February 8th, 2011 on 2:49 am
I’ve never seen it done that way. Looks like fun.
February 16th, 2011 on 6:36 am
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