https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/97be64b7-eb7a-437e-9d3a-59ac789dc840 This 1953 US Navy Training Film, “Navy Submarine Man Overboard Procedure,” focuses on what precautions can be taken to avoid such an emergency at sea, and if the unthinkable happens, what should be done. The first precaution, we’re told starting at mark 00:52, is not to let a man on deck unless authorized by the captain. As a vessel cuts through the waves, a cook is denied permission to throw trash overboard while a gunner’s mate is allowed on deck to grease the deck guns. However, the officer of the deck also should have notified the captain that a man was on deck and that a lifeline should’ve been secured. Tragedy strikes at mark 02:05 when the man slips overboard, alarms are sounded, and the ship comes around for a rescue mission. At mark 03:30 the film offers animated scenarios as to how a ship should come about in wind and wave conditions including the “Straight Back Method,” the “Primary Circling Method” (mark 05:19), “Secondary Circling Method” (mark 07:17), “Y Backing Method” (mark 08:20), “Williamson Turn” (mark 09:39), “Straight Backing Method” (mark 11:11). Each method is followed by re-enactments. By mark 11:40 the film shows us the “man overboard party” waiting to render assistance. The submarine used in the film is USS Dace (SS-247), a Gato-class submarine which made seven war patrols in the Pacific during WWII. She was briefly re-activated following WWII and eventually became part of the Italian Navy before being scrapped in 1975. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkFE9V5fWas Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:23:48 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/97be64b7-eb7a-437e-9d3a-59ac789dc840 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.