David GraylessA #manOverboard rescue turn (or person overboard) is a shiphandling manoeuvre usually implemented immediately upon learning of a #personHavingGoneOverboard into the sea. To bring a vessel closer to the person's location, implementations of the principles described are: the Anderson turn (or single turn), the quick turn (also known as the Q-turn or the figure eight turn), the Williamson turn, and the Scharnow turn. The choice of manoeuvre is dependent on several factors, including:
