What If You Fall Off A Cruise Ship

Our training involved man overboard drills.

What if you fall off a cruise ship. The crew saw him go over and immediately went after him. Much depends on how far you fall and the temperature and condition of the sea. Uniform minimum railing heights and balcony heights structural barriers along with many other safety measures prevent passengers who are acting responsibly from falling off a cruise ship.

So even if youre spotted going overboard by the time the cruise ship turns around to retrieve you it will be too late. Report the case to authorities in the ship immediately. If you do fall off a cruise ship there are two elements that you need to survive.

If you are in trauma or are scared remind yourself that you have survived falling off a ship and tell yourself that you will recover in the end. After being treated by NCL medical staff. Since 2000 284 people have fallen off cruise shipsand another 41 from large ferriesan average of about 15 people per month.

On a smaller ship like a destroyer or frigate it isnt too bad but on something like a Carrier a fall from the flight deck is high enough to cause damage depending on how you hit the water. If you fall from a considerable height you risk fracturing bones when hitting the water. Surviving the fall into the water is highly dependent on the height of the deck that you fall off.

Usually the next port will be canceled either because the cruise ship is continuing the search or because the search has caused a delay. It happened in January when a 22-year-old passenger on Royal Caribbeans Oasis of the Seas went. The first problem is the fall itself.

If you do happen to be rescued seek medical attention immediately. Cruise ships these days are flat bottomed and displace tones of water when moving so you would get pushed aside before getting shredded by the propellers. Last weekend a passenger fell from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship leaving New Orleans and survived.