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OIW Drone Aircraft

On the aft of the ship there are two drones ready to launch in the direction of the overboard by personnel working the OIS systems. Each drone will launch and automatically go to a preset distance to the wristband, lanyard or buoy's, once hoverd above the person it can drop another buoy if needed. During any automated action personnel then can take over control, access cameras, microphones and talk with the overboard passenger. Lights, camera and audio capabilities. Beacon, buoy and GPS. Our Drones are the real deal. Drones GPS to the overboard person.

Drone features:

Launched within 30 seconds manually or automated.
Battery Operated.
Radio Controlled / Automatic.
Motored using OIS system or via its own controller.
Camera, microphone, speakers.
Beacon, lights.
Each Drone holds one Lighted Rescue Buoy.

OIW Watercraft

This GPS based Watercraft "Remote Operated Vehicle" (ROV) is unique to the Cruise Industry. The unit is 7 x 4 x 2 foot with a 3 x 4 foot door and it lights up like a cop car. Inside is a self inflating single person liferaft. Once activated manually or via the OIS system the raft pops the door open as it inflates itself. Each handle has a pull weight of 500+ pounds and the ROV is balanced enough to pull or ride a person back to the Ship as it carries 300+ lbs in batteries as ballast, it rights itself and yet cannot sink. Once launched the ROV is able to communicate with the person in the water via microphones, speakers and cameras.

ROV features:

Launched within 30 seconds manual or automated.
Battery Operated.
Radio Controlled / Automatic.
Motored using OIS system or via its own controller.
Twin Motors produce 100lbs of thrust each.
Camera, microphone, speaker enabled.
Beacon, lights, handles.
Holds a single person self inflating raft.
Can be ridden.
Won't sink.

The ROV & Drone systems will have some of these parameters.

The system initially does not wait on the Crews actions, its actions, timing and launch are all predetermined based upon testing.
Drones and ROVs are automatically launched in sets and deployed; one Drone, one ROV times two.
Units seek out and stay next to the person in the water via GPS and secured Flashing Beacon Buoys.
The OIS system is automated until manually taken over by qualified and trained personnel.
Units will deploy based upon what side FIRST; Port or Starboard?
Which ROV was successfully launched, Port or Starboard? Each side of the ship houses one ROV.
Was the first Drone successfully launched? Two drones, housed, upper decks, aft.
The system will repeat itself and launch equipment until acknowledged. Second set automatically releases 2 minutes after the first.

OIW Flashing GPS Beacon Buoy

Each side of the Ship has a dozen or more sensors and sensor lines. Multiple sensors allow more than one sensor to pick up an overboard and thereby confirm it is a true overboard. The instant two or more sensors are triggered 8 (Eight) GPS "lighted buoy's" are launched like clay pigeons at the shooting range. The person overboard should be able to locate one to grab and these buoy's will then AGAIN GPS "mark" the general location of where that person may be in the water. Units are deployed in this order, first launch:

Lighted Buoys
Drone Aircraft
ROV Watercraft

2nd launch - 2 minutes after the 1st launch.

Drone Aircraft #2
ROV Watercraft #2

A single overboard may attract all resources which include:

Eight Lighted Buoys - 4 per side.
2 Drone Aircraft w/2 lighted buoys. (Drones have lights and a flashing beacon)
2 ROV watercraft w/2 liferafts. (ROVs have lights and a flashing beacon)

14 unique items tossed out or launched when the system is triggered. The best part about this is we leave one heck of an imprint where that person fell in and we are visually and verbally connected to that geographical location instantly giving a Rescue Boat and the Ship itself a grand old target of lights and visibility into where that person exited the Vessel and landed in the water. In a sense our rescue systems are deployed to the predetermined location based upon the GPS on the person, GPS on the buoys and GPS on the ROV and Drones; factor in speed, current and wind speeds to leave these units where the person is predicted to be in the water.

Imagine an overboard at night where life saving items are deployed seconds after it is verified. Those items give you audio and visual communications with the person now. Those items can be instrumental in keeping them afloat and every item or any item deployed through the OIS system goes to them and could be life saving.

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