TESTIMONIALSRead what existing customers have to say about Mobilarm
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"The safety of all our crew is paramount and we strive to maintain an excellent safety record. Regardless of how unlikely it is that a pilot falls overboard, we recognise that the risk is there and how serious the consequences could be, so we have implemented the carrying of the Mobilarm V100 by all our pilots as part of our risk mitigation strategy. The entire team appreciates the value that the automated alert and transmitted GPS coordinates offer in ensuring they will be quickly located in the water if they find themselves overboard and are content to wear the V100 integrated into their PFD." - Todd Sinclair, OH&S manager for Darwin Port Corporation |
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"Helicopter transfers, vessel transport to and from platforms or work vessels and support craft, working at height or over the side of a rig all pose specific, serious risks to employees. Add in poor weather conditions, sea survival situations and abandonment and lives are at serious risk without the proper training of how to react and survive in the event of an emergency. Our Maritime/Offshore and Aviation/Helicopter courses have been adapted to include training on the features and use of the Mobilarm V100 as a personal maritime survivor locating device because in our opinion, it offers the best chances of being found, and found alive, in a man overboard or abandonment situation." - Rick Parish, CEO M&O Global |
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"There are risks associated with any voyage, particularly when there are people on board who are unfamiliar with the vessel or not used to being at sea. The roll of the waves, the unsteady working platform or a rogue wave over the deck all have the potential of sweeping someone overboard. It's unrealistic to believe that you can keep a close eye on everyone all of the time, so for me, the Mobilarm Crewsafe man overboard system is a necessary addition to Fortescue's safety equipment. We have been fortunate in that TUCF has not lost anyone overboard, but it can, and does happen to operators in all marine industries. We use Crewsafe because it provides the best safety practices in regards to search and rescue of a man overboard and provides an additional layer of safety on board, particularly during night watch keeping duties or when crew are on deck alone." - Ian Milliner, Managing Director The Underwater Centre Fremantle |
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"Safety of everyone on board is high up on the list of priorities - the sea is an unpredictable and unforgiving working environment. Even with the excellent training that our officers undertake, the potential for a serious incident always exists and we must do all that we can to prevent such incidents from occurring. New South Wales Marine Area Command takes this responsibility very seriously and strives to do all that we can to mitigate the risks that our officers face on every voyage." - New South Wales Marine Area Commander Mark HutchingsThe Mobilarm Crewsafe man overboard safety system is a significant addition to the other safety equipment on the vessel, providing extra assurance that a man overboard event will always be detected and ultimately reduce the number of lives lost at sea. |
| "Having worked in Marine operations for over 24 years I feel Mobilarm Crewsafe has massive potential to save lives. There are numerous safety devices on vessels but none of these will notify operational staff when someone is in the water, unless they are noticed at the time. Logically there is more chance of someone falling in than a commercial vessel sinking.
When working offshore my main concern was losing a crewman over the side and not knowing they had been lost. I personally have never lost people but I have been involved in search and rescue operations in Shark Bay and in the Gulf of Carpentaria. In both cases the crewman fell over the side and was not missed for several hours. The crewman in Shark Bay was never found despite over 40 vessels looking for him for 2 days and the fisherman in the gulf was found 14 hours later. At the time you can only imagine what they must gone through and how easily this can happen to anyone on a wet deck of a moving vessel. Over the past 8 years I have managed the RIO ports for Pilbara Iron in Dampier, these berths accommodates ship of between 100,000 dwt and 250,000 dwt and undertook 980 ship moves in 2007 alone. Safety concerns include when staff are working in isolation at our berths as well as safety of shipping agents, pilots, customs and AQIS staff who arrive in the dead of night and go up ships gangways that can be unstable. I would strongly support the implementation of this system and I feel that we would be negligent in not looking at how we could install a system like this at our terminals or on our tugs. I have arranged for key HSE staff to see this system and this may open the door for BHP Billiton to consider installation. Given the risks of working in marine, I feel Mobilarm Crewsafe sells itself and would reduce the risks for staff working over water in a tidal port. - Julian Carr-White, Marine Strategy Advisor BHP Billiton Iron Ore
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