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I've been told that persons working on a vessel have to wear rigger boots because they can be kicked off if they fall in. There should be a big emphasis on the have. Is this true when working in UK territorial waters? I should say that there are collective measures in place plus self inflating life-jackets as well.
Regards
Yul
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I've been involved in offshore activities since 1982 and have never heard of that reason - though such boots were common practice for many years.
More recently they've been banned by some operators in an attempt to prevent 'twisted ankle' lost time injuries.
I agree with you that having more specific controls to aid survival in the event of a 'man overboard' event' when such a fall is possible is the right approach. The type of footwear seems pretty irrelevant to survival probability in UK waters, and even where it's warmer.
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