OLAS Core, a Man Overboard alarm system, is now available from Exposure Lights. The portable, virtual tether system can be used onboard boats up to 50 feet with a crew of 15, or boats up to 80 feet with the OLAS Extender.
The way it works is that each crewmember (or canine crewmember) wears a transmitter (either a wristband or a personal light) that emits an 85-decibel emergency alert and a red light within four seconds if there’s a MOB situation. The system then captures the MOB position data for quick rescue. There are no chords, and each transmitter is USB chargeable. You can connect the OLAS Core hub to the OLAS mobile app, which allows you to monitor and label connected tags.
“Losing a crew member overboard is every sailor’s worst nightmare. The larger the boat, the more difficult it can be to know instantly that a MOB incident has occurred, especially if the crew are working up forward in the dark,” says Tom Harrop, Exposure Lights’ product manager. “OLAS Core gives skippers of larger boats with a large crew, complete confidence that in the event of a MOB incident, the entire crew are alerted immediately, and can take immediate recovery actions.”
The OLAS Core is $129, OLAS Extender is $114 and a four pack of transmitters is $189. For more information, visit alertandfind.com.
