Standby Vessels - Masters Pocket Book Series

This book examines the operations of standby vessels covering the older, newer and converted types.

There are approximately 130 SBVs employed in the North Sea Sector. This book is a comprehensive guide to those ships, looking at the ships themselves, the crew on board and the work carried out by SBVs. It covers:

• Equipment on board
• crew responsibilities
• onboard training and exercises
• baseline standards
• launch and recovery
• rescue operations (including MOB and helicopter ditching).