ES2530690B1 - PERSONAL EQUIPMENT OF PASSIVE SAFETY IN BOATS FOR WATER MAN SITUATIONS. - Google Patents

Abstract

Personal passive safety system and equipment in boats for man-in-the-water situations. The system comprises personal equipment (1, 21) and an on-board equipment (10, 50), each personal equipment comprising: # - a life jacket (25) folded inside the flap (23) of a garment (20) ), for example a bib pants with a harness, carried by a crew member of the boat and configured to open by the action of inflating the vest (25) and placing the vest around the neck of said person; # - an inflation module (22) connected to the vest (25) and configured to inflate the vest (25) when the personal equipment (21) detects a man-in-the-water situation; # - a communications device (28) with a radio beacon and a communications module wireless to link the on-board equipment (10, 50); # - a module (29) for managing personal equipment with a GPS (41).

Description

  PERSONAL EQUIPMENT OF PASSIVE SAFETY IN BOATS FOR WATER MAN SITUATIONS

Field of the Invention

The present invention is encompassed within passive safety systems for "man overboard" situations (MOB, "Man Over Board"), to allow immediate detection of said situation and rapid rescue by own means, or by ships nearby who have the system or not, or by government rescue services.

Background of the invention

At present, the existing security systems for "man overboard" situations are expensive and complex and are designed and designed for large vessels, where it is complex to fall into the sea, which have means

15 own rescue and that the sinking times are quite a few minutes. There are different types of vests and personal beacons, but none is integrated into a security system, just keeping the sailor afloat the first and emitting a generic signal the second. Utility model ES1068634-U describes an emergency device in

20 which automatically inflates a buoy attached to a belt when a man situation occurs in the water. The present invention improves the previous invention in the aspects of buoyancy, ergonomics and rescue capacity, integrating directly with government rescue systems.

Description of the invention The passive safety system in boats for situations of man in the water object of the invention comprises an on-board equipment, installed in the boat, and a personal equipment. There are different realizations of personal equipment. In a first embodiment

The personal equipment comprises electronics that are housed in a housing, preferably of plastic, connected to a vest. The folded vest along with the housing is inserted into a pocket of a belt designed for this purpose. This way of carrying personal safety equipment is much more comfortable than a traditional vest, since it does not tire the user's neck and is very

35 comfortable in the work on board, but has the problem that when the seaman falls into the sea, the vest has to be put on, since as explained below it automatically inflates and floats next to it.

In a second embodiment of the personal equipment, the vest is placed in a garment of the user's clothing, and preferably in a strap structure of a bib pants, so that it does not tire the neck and when it is inflated it is already put, so that holds the sailor without the need for him to take any action. For its correct operation, the electronics, which in the first embodiment are inside a single housing, have now been divided into several parts or modules, so that the weight is distributed throughout the garment and is not uncomfortable. In addition, a water sensor has been incorporated, to reinforce the fall detection algorithm since in very large and metal vessels, the use of only radio signals could be a problem.

The passive boat safety system for man-in-the-water situations comprises at least one personal equipment, each personal equipment prepared to be carried by a person aboard a vessel, and on-board equipment installed on the vessel. Each personal equipment and the on-board equipment have a wireless communications module through which they establish a radio frequency link, the on-board equipment being configured to monitor through this link the presence of each personal equipment on the boat and, in case of Detect the absence of personal equipment, issue an alarm signal. The personal team includes:

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a folded life jacket; -a inflation module connected to the life jacket and configured to inflate the vest when the personal equipment detects a man situation in the water.

The personal equipment preferably comprises a radio beacon for issuing an alarm signal at a certain frequency, the equipment being configured to activate the beacon when a man-in-the-water situation occurs.

The on-board equipment may have a display screen and a radio frequency signal receiver configured to receive the beacon alarm signal of each personal equipment, the on-board equipment being configured to guide the vessel, by means of said display screen, to the position of the personal equipment that emits said alarm signal.

The system may additionally comprise a communications server located on the ground and with a mobile communication system; personal equipment including a mobile communications module and a location module by

satellite, and the personal equipment being configured for, when a

situation of man to the water, send through its mobile communications module

an alarm message to the communications server including the location

obtained by its satellite location module.

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In a preferred embodiment, the personal equipment comprises a module of

satellite location and is configured to detect the situation of man at

water, by:

-the verification of the existence of radiofrequency link, by means of

wireless communications module, with the equipment on board; I

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-the verification of the receipt of positions through the module

satellite location

The system may comprise a communications server located on the ground

and that it has a mobile communications system, where the embarked equipment

It has a mobile communications module and a location module for

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satellite, the embarked equipment being configured for, when a

situation of man to the water, send through its mobile communications module

an alarm message to the communications server including the location

obtained by its satellite location module.

The communications server is preferably configured for, before the

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Receiving an alarm message:

- obtain the location included in said alarm message;

-identify at least one vessel within a predefined radius with

with respect to said location;

-send an alarm message with the location obtained to said at least

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A boat

The communications server can be configured for, upon receipt

of an alarm message:

- obtain the location included in said alarm message;

-Send an alarm message to the rescue services with the location

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obtained.

The on-board equipment preferably has a VHF radio transmitter

capable of sending DSe messages and communicating by radiotelephony, and a

satellite tracking module, the on-board equipment being configured for,

When a man situation occurs in the water, send a distress message

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DSe including the location of the vessel obtained by its module

satellite location and put the VHF radio in an international emergency communication channel to facilitate radiotelephony communication between the shipwrecked ship and the vessels or rescue services that have received the DSe message.

The on-board equipment may have a VHF radio capable of receiving Dse messages and a display screen, the on-board equipment being configured to, upon receipt of a bone alert message including a location, obtain said location and guide the vessel, via the display screen, to that location.

The wireless communications module of each personal and on-board equipment can be, for example, a Bluetooth module or a Zigbee module.

The object of the present invention is also a personal passive safety equipment in boats for situations of man in the water, prepared to be carried by a person aboard a boat, and comprising:

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a folded life jacket; -a inflation module connected to the life jacket and configured to inflate the vest when the personal equipment detects a man situation in the water.

The equipment preferably comprises a satellite location module and a wireless communications module through which it establishes a radio frequency link with a ship-on-board equipment; the personal equipment being configured to detect the situation of man in the water by:

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the verification of the existence of a radio frequency link, by means of the wireless communications module, with the on-board equipment; and / or -the verification of the reception of positions by means of the satellite location module.

The equipment can comprise a water sensor, the personal equipment being configured to detect the situation of man in the water using the information of said water sensor.

In a preferred embodiment the equipment comprises a mobile communications module, the personal equipment being configured to detect the situation of man in the water additionally by checking the reception of positions using said satellite location module.

The device may be configured to, when a man in the water situation occurs, send a message via the mobile communications module.

alarm to a communications server, including in said message the location obtained by the satellite location module.

The equipment preferably comprises a radio beacon for issuing an alarm signal at a certain frequency, the personal equipment being configured to activate the beacon when a man-in-the-water situation occurs.

In a preferred embodiment, the life jacket can be folded inside the flap of a garment prepared to be carried by the person aboard the vessel, said flap being configured to open by the action of inflating the vest and placing the vest around the neck of that person. The garment can be, for example, a bib pants, which can in turn comprise a harness located inside the pants.

In another preferred embodiment, the life jacket and the inflation module are included within a housing integrated in a belt, said housing having a flap configured to be opened by the action of the inflation of the vest, allowing it to pass outside the housing. .

The equipment preferably comprises a communications device that can include, within a sealed housing:

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the wireless communications module through which a radio frequency link is established with the on-board equipment;

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a mobile communications module;

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A beacon.

The equipment may comprise a personal equipment management module, which includes buttons for turning the equipment off or on and for canceling or activating the man-in-the-water situation, sound and light warning means and a GPS.

In a preferred embodiment the inflation module comprises at least one CO2 bottle connected to the vest and a perforation system of said at least one CO2 bottle, the drilling system in turn comprising:

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for each CO2 bottle, at least one spring compressed and locked by at least one retainer;

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for each CO2 bottle, at least one drilling element thereof;

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drive means configured to, once activated when a man situation is detected in the water, release the at least one retainer and thereby allow the extension of the at least one spring to press the at least one drilling element and thereby pierce the At least one bottle of CO2 to inflate the vest.

The present invention provides the following advantages:

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Immediate detection: The system detects the MOS situation very quickly and accurately thanks to its own algorithm that can combine three different signals emitted by three different systems.

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Rapid rescue: Since it is based on the principle that the best rescue is the nearest boat and for that purpose it warns and helps locating the shipwrecked ship itself, nearby boats and government rescue services.

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Exact location: In addition to notifying the nearest possible "rescuer", it provides this information about the GPS position of the shipwrecked person and steering capacity at that point following the instructions of the on-board equipment.

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Integration with rescue services: In addition to having its own ability to locate and track a MOB, the system emits alarms at the frequencies established by the IMO (International Maritime Organization) on both VHF Channel 70 and 121 beacon radio, 5 MHz, thus guaranteeing its integration with rescue systems worldwide. In the same way, the on-board equipment listens to VHF Channel 70 MOB alarms emitted by other ships that do not yet have the system, they have the capacity to issue messages using on-board communication systems.

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Buoyancy: By incorporating a self-inflating vest, the system guarantees the buoyancy's buoyancy and therefore the location of the body even if it has not survived or although it has fallen from the unconscious vessel.

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Ergonomic: Unlike traditional vests, being integrated in a garment of clothing (eg in a belt, in a peto pants or similar garment with flaps) allows you to perform any work on board the ship without any interference and with total normality already that sailors usually use these clothes in their jobs.

Brief description of the drawings

A series of drawings that help to better understand the invention and that expressly relate to an embodiment of said invention which is presented as a non-limiting example thereof is described very briefly below.

Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of personal passive safety equipment, included in a compartment attached to a belt.

Figure 2 shows, for the embodiment of Figure 1, the personal equipment with the inflated vest. Figure 3 shows, for the embodiment of Figure 1, the personal equipment integrated in a belt housing, with the vest folded inside.

Figures 4A and 48 represent, respectively and for the embodiment of Figure 1, an interior view and elevation of the inflation module of the personal equipment, connected with the vest.

Figure 5 represents, for the embodiment of Figure 1, an example of on-board equipment that is part of the passive safety system. Figure 6 shows a second embodiment of personal passive safety equipment, included in a bib pants. Figure 7 shows, for the embodiment of Figure 6, the personal equipment with the inflated vest. Figure 8 shows, for the embodiment of Figure 6, the internal structure of the bib pants. Figure 9 represents, for the embodiment of Figure 6, the communication device of the personal equipment that is integrated into the bib pants. Figure 10 represents, for the embodiment of Figure 6, the vest inflation module.

Figure 11 represents, for the embodiment of Figure 6, the personal equipment management module incorporating the actuation and power buttons, as well as the buzzer and strobe.

Figure 12 represents another example of on-board equipment, suitable for the realization of Figure 6, and which is part of the passive safety system.

Detailed description of the invention

The present invention consists of a passive safety system for "man in the water" situations, to allow a rapid detection of said situation and a quick rescue, either by own means, by nearby ships that have or not the system or services Government rescue.

The system consists of a personal team, which is physically attached to the person, and an on-board team, which is installed on the boat. Optionally, the system also has a communications server, located on the ground and in charge of controlling mobile communications (e.g. GSM) between the different system components.

A first embodiment personal equipment 1, as shown in Figure 1 (where the vest is folded inside a housing 2) and Figure 2 (with the inflated vest), comprises:

A housing 2, integrated in a buckled belt 4, which conforms to the

5 back of the user. Life jacket 5, which is folded inside the carcass 2, whose upper part is attached to the carcass 2 (preferably by means of a first tape 6) and whose lower part is connectable to the belt 4 (for example joined by a second tape 6 ' to a buckle 7 of the belt 4) when the

10 vest 5 is swollen. An inflation module 8, which is inside the housing 2 and connected to the vest 5, in charge of inflating the vest 5 when the "man in the water" situation occurs. When the vest 5 is inflated by this inflation module 8, the vest 5 and the inflation module 8 come out strongly by a

15 opening at the rear of the housing 2, when a flap 3 is lifted that can hang freely or be slightly attached to the housing 2 (for example with velcro). The vest assembly 5 and inflation module 8 is held together to the housing through the belt 6, which is integral with the vest.

20 Figure 3 shows, for this first embodiment of the personal equipment, a view of the housing 2 of the personal equipment 1, integrated in the belt 4. The interior of said housing 2 houses the inflation module 8, which comprises the electronics of control, GSM communications module, Bluetooth or Zigbee communications module, GPS receiver, a 121.5 MHz beacon, all of them within one

25 waterproof housing. Figures 4A and 48 show, respectively and for this first embodiment of the personal equipment, an interior view and an elevation of the inflation module 8 of the personal equipment 1, which comprises two bottles of COz 9 connected to the vest 5 and an electrical system of drilling of them. Vest 5 is folded and

30 connected to the rear of the inflation module 8, as shown in Figure

48. In the preferred embodiment shown in Figure 4A, the drilling system is composed of a servomotor 14, two seals 15, four springs 16 (although only two springs are visible in the elevation view, there are two other springs that are below ) and two bayonets 17. The operation is as follows:

35 The system, once assembled, has springs 16 loaded and locked

by means of the seals 15. -When the system deduces that the vest must be inflated, it acts on the servomotor 14. -The servo motor 14 releases the seals 15 and consequently the springs 16 are stretched.

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With the force exerted by the extension of the springs, the bayonets 17 pierce the bottles of COz 9, so that when said system is activated (in a man-in-the-water situation) the bottles of COz 9 inflate the vest 5 automatically . The bottles and the electrical system are inside a waterproof case.

The inflation module 8 of the personal equipment 1 comprises actuation buttons, to turn the equipment on and off, as well as to trigger or cancel the alarms. Specifically, it incorporates three buttons: one on-off and two others that allow, by pressing simultaneously, cancel a man's situation in the water or fire the situation manually.

Figure 5 depicts, in a first embodiment, a view of the on-board equipment 10. The on-board equipment 10 is an equipment that can be installed on vessels that includes:

Control electronics

Display screen 12.

Buttons 13 for on / off. menu management and shutdown of the

acoustic signal in alarm situations. It could also be used as

User interface a touch screen.

GSM communications module.

Bluetooth or Zigbee communications module.

GPS receiver

DSC ("Deep Sound Channer) message sender and receiver per channel 70

of VHF.

Receiver of radio frequency signals 121.5 MHz.

100 dB siren.

Finally, the communications server is made up of one or more average server-type computers in a cluster configuration to ensure its continuous operation.

In the event of a seaman's fall to the sea, the system works, for this first embodiment, as follows: -The sailors get on board and put the personal equipment 1.

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The ship leaves the port and the on-board equipment 10 is automatically put on "surveillance", checking at all times that all sailors are on board, using the Bluetooth or Zigbee communications module, and sending a message to the server from time to time. communications with the GPS position of the

5 boat -At a given moment a sailor falls into the water. -In less than 10 seconds personal equipment 1 detects the situation and the

inflation module 8 inflates the life jacket 5. To detect the situation, personal equipment 1 checks whether it has a bluetooth or Zigbee connection with the ship's equipment. Yes

10 does not have, check if it receives GPS positions. If you do not receive them, check if you have GSM coverage. Retry a certain number of times (e.g. three times) and if you remain offline at all three signals determine that it is in the water. The inflation module 8, which houses the electronics, controls the entire operation. -The embarked team 10 detects the situation and blows the siren so that

15 on-board personnel carry out the rescue. The ship's equipment is constantly checking that it has a Bluetooth or Zigbee connection with the personal equipment. If he loses it, he retries it a certain number of times (e. G. Three times) and if he fails, he determines that the equipment is not on board. -If a predetermined time has elapsed the on-board staff has not done

20 rescue (has not canceled the alarm) the following occurs:

• The inflation module 8 activates the 121.5 MHz beacon (which can be canceled by the user pressing two buttons of said inflation module 2 simultaneously and sending a message via the GSM communications module to the communications server

25 with your GPS position. The inflation module or 8 has two buttons which can be accessed through openings made in the housing 2.

• The on-board device 10 sends a message via GSM to the communications server with the alarm and its GPS position, and also sends an international MOB alarm message with GPS position on channel 70 of the

30 VHF radio so that it can be heard by nearby ships or by land rescue stations. -If the embarked equipment has not received on channel 70 of the VHF radio the

confirmation of receipt of the alarm, sends a message to the communications server notifying you of this situation. The server identifies ships near the shipwrecked 35 that have the system (because periodically the server receives

the GPS positions of the boats that have the system) and sends an alarm with the GPS position of the sailor.

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The on-board equipment 10 of the own ship and the nearby boats that have the system receive the alarm with the GPS position of the shipwrecked (by channel 70 if they are close and if not the one that arrives via GSM) and through the display screen 12 guides the boat to the sailor.

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If there is no ship nearby (or with the system, or that has received the MOS alarm on VHF channel 70) the rescue services that have received the message on channel 70 are activated and move to the GPS position of the ship at the time of the sailor's fall. With the help of the 121.5 MHz radio beacon locate the shipwrecked man.

In case of sinking of a ship, the system works, for this first realization of personal equipment, as follows:

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Sailors get on board and put on personal equipment 1.

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The ship leaves the port and automatically the embarked equipment 10 is put on "surveillance" at all times checking that all sailors are on board and sending a message to the communications server with their GPS position from time to time.

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At one point the ship sinks and sailors fall into the sea. -In less than 10 seconds the personal equipment 1 detects the situation and the inflation module 8 inflates the life jacket 5.

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If after a few seconds the alarm has not been canceled, the inflation module 8 activates the 121.5 MHz beacon and sends a message via the GSM communications module to the communications server with its GPS position.

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The server identifies ships near the castaway / s and sends an alarm with the GPS position of the sailor / s.

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The on-board equipment 10 of the nearby boats that have the system receive the alarm with the GPS position of the shipwrecked person (which arrives via GSM) and through the display screen 12 guides the boat to the sailor.

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In the absence of any ship nearby, rescue services are activated and move to the ship's GPS position at the time of the sinking. With the help of the 121.5 MHz radio beacon locate the shipwrecked man.

In a second embodiment the personal equipment 21, as shown in Figure 6 (where the vest is folded inside the flap 23 of the pants

of breastplate 20) and Figure 7 (with the inflated vest), comprises: Life jacket 25, which is folded inside the flap 23 of the bib pants 20. An inflation module 22, which is inside the pants 20 and

5 connected to vest 25, in charge of inflating vest 25 when the situation of "man in the water" occurs. When the vest 25 is inflated by this inflation module 22, the vest 25 and a communication device 28 forcefully exit through an opening in the pants flap, when a flap 23 is lifted that can hang free or be

10 slightly attached to the pants (for example with sailboat). A module 29 for handling personal equipment 21, which is attached to the vest and which has buttons, buzzer and strobe warning light and GPS receiver. Figure 8 shows the harness located inside the pants that allows the

15 user remain hooked to a "lifeline" (cape that is firmly on deck) to prevent a fortuitous fall into the sea. In addition, this harness allows the sailor to be lifted by picking it up from the top once it is floating in the sea. Figure 9 shows the communication device 28, which comprises the

20 control electronics, GSM communications module, Bluetooth or Zigbee communications module, a 121.5 MHz beacon, and a water sensor, all of them inside a waterproof housing.

Figure 10 shows an inside view of the inflation module 22 of the personal equipment 21, which comprises two CO bottles, 31 connected to the vest 25 and an electrical drilling system thereof. The vest 25 is folded and connected to the back of the inflation module 22, as shown in Figure 7. The drilling system is composed of a servomotor 34, two seals 35, four springs 36 (although in view in elevation there are only two springs, there are two other springs that are underneath) and two bayonets 37. The operation is the

30 following: The system once assembled, has the springs 36 loaded and locked by the seals 35. -When the system deduces that the vest must be inflated, it acts on the servomotor 34. 35 -The servo motor 34 releases the seals 35 and consequently the docks 36 are

stretch

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With the force exerted by the extension of the springs, the bayonets 37 pierce the CO2 bottles 31, so that when said system is activated (in a man-in-the-water situation) the CO2 bottles 31 inflate the vest 25 so

5 automatic. The bottles and the electrical system are inside a waterproof case.

Figure 11 shows the personal equipment management module 29, comprising, GPS 41, buzzer 46, strobe light 42 actuation buttons, to turn the equipment on and off, as well as to trigger or cancel alarms. Specifically, they incorporate three buttons: one on-off 43 and two others 44 and 45

10 which allow, by pressing simultaneously, to cancel a man's situation in the water or to fire that situation manually.

It is important to note that although in the case shown in the figures, the electronics of the personal equipment (21) have been divided into three modules (22,28,29), each with different components, any other number of modules could be chosen

15 (e.g. 1,2,4, etc.) and arrangement of the elements (e.g. the GPS could be included in the communication device 28, instead of in the operating module 29).

The three modules of the personal equipment (Le. The communication device 28, the operating module 29 and the inflation module 22) are connected by cable that is attached to the vest. This way they can communicate with each other.

20 Figure 12 represents a view of the embarked equipment 50. The equipment

embarked 50 is an equipment that can be installed on boats that includes: Control electronics. Display screen 52 of alarm system control. Buttons 53 for on / off, menu management and off

25 acoustic signal in alarm situations. A touch screen could also be used as a user interface. GSM communications module. Bluetooth or Zigbee communications module. GPS receiver

30 VHF radio for sending and receiving DSe messages and for the use of fonia. Radio frequency signal receiver 121.5 MHz. Speaker 51. Microphone.

35 Performance buttons on the VHF radio 55.

VHF 54 radio control display.

Finally, the communications server is made up of one or more average server-type computers in a cluster configuration to ensure its continuous operation.

In case of a sailor's fall to the sea, the system works as follows:

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Sailors get on board and put on personal equipment 21.

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The ship leaves the port and automatically the embarked equipment 50 is put on "surveillance" at all times checking that all sailors are on board, using the Bluetooth or Zigbee communications module, and sending a message to the server from time to time. communications with the ship's GPS position.

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At one point a sailor falls into the water.

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In less than 10 seconds the communications device 28 of the personal equipment 21 detects the situation and sends the order to the inflation module 22 to inflate the lifejacket 25. To detect the situation, the personal equipment 21 checks if it has a Bluetooth connection with The boat crew. If you don't have one, check if you receive GPS positions. If you do not receive them, check if the water contact has been activated. It retries a certain number of times (e.g. three times) and if it remains offline in both signals and the water contact is still active, it determines that it is in the water. The communication device 28, which houses the electronics, controls the entire operation.

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The on-board equipment 50 detects the situation and emits an alarm sound through the loudspeaker so that the on-board personnel can rescue. The ship's equipment is constantly checking that it has a Bluetooth or Zigbee connection with the personal equipment. If he loses it, he retries it a certain number of times (e.g. three times) and if he fails, he determines that the equipment is not on board.

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If after a predetermined time the on-board personnel has not made the rescue (has not canceled the alarm) the following occurs:

• The communication device 28 turns on the strobe light 42 of the personal equipment management module 29 21 and activates the 121.5 MHz radio beacon (which can be canceled by the user pressing two buttons of the operating module 29 simultaneously and sends a message via the GSM communications module to the communications server with its GPS position.When the sailor falls into the sea, when the module is under water, it does not receive a GPS position but when it is inflated

the vest 25 the modules of the personal equipment 21 come to the surface and recover the GPS position so that it can already be sent.

• The on-board device 50 sends a message via GSM to the communications server with the alarm and its GPS position, and also sends an international MOB alarm message with GPS position on channel 70 of the VHF radio so that it can be heard by nearby ships or by land rescue stations. Putting the VHF radio on the international emergency channel so that sailors on board can talk to nearby ships or rescue services. -If the embarked equipment has not received on channel 70 of the VHF radio the

confirmation of receipt of the alarm, sends a message to the communications server notifying you of this situation. The server identifies ships near the wreck that have the system (because periodically the server receives the GPS positions of the ships that have the system) and sends an alarm with the sailor's GPS position.

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The embarked equipment 50 of the own ship and the nearby boats that have the system receive the alarm with the GPS position of the shipwrecked (by channel 70 if they are close and if not the one that arrives via GSM) and by means of the display screen 52 guides the boat to the sailor.

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If there is no ship nearby (or with the system, or that has received the MOB alarm via VHF channel 70) the rescue services that have received the message via channel 70 are activated and move to the GPS position of the ship at the time of the sailor's fall. With the help of the 121.5 MHz radio beacon locate the shipwrecked man.

In case of sinking of a ship, the system works as follows:

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Sailors get on board and put on personal equipment 21.

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The ship leaves the port and automatically the embarked equipment 50 is put on "surveillance" at all times checking that all sailors are on board and sending a message to the communications server from time to time with their GPS position.

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At one point the ship sinks and sailors fall into the sea.

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In a short period of time, for example in less than 10 seconds, the communications device 28 of the personal equipment 21 detects the situation and orders the inflation module 22 to inflate the life jacket 25.

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If after a few seconds the alarm has not been canceled, the communication device 28 turns on the strobe and activates the 121.5 MHz beacon and sends a message via the GSM communications module to the communications server with its GPS position.

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The server identifies ships near the castaway / s and sends an alarm 5 with the GPS position of the sailor / s.

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The embarked equipment 50 of the nearby ships that have the system receive the alarm with the GPS position of the shipwrecked person (s arriving via GSM) and through the display 52 guide the boat to the sailor.

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In the absence of any ship nearby, rescue services are activated and move to the ship's GPS position at the time of the sinking. With the help of the 121.5 MHz radio beacon locate the shipwrecked man.

Claims (11)

1. ~ Personal passive safety equipment in boats for situations of man in the water, prepared to be carried by a person on board a boat, said personal equipment (21) comprising:

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a life jacket (25);

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an inflation module (22) connected to the lifejacket (25) and configured to inflate the vest (25) when the personal equipment (21) detects a man-in-the-water situation, characterized in that the lifejacket (25) is folded in the inside of the flap (23) of a garment (20), said flap (23) configured to open by the inflation of the vest (25) so that the vest (25) comes out strongly when the flap is lifted (23) and is located around the neck of said person.

2. Equipment according to claim 1, wherein the garment is a bib pants (20) comprising a harness located inside the pants. 3. Equipment according to any of the preceding claims, comprising a wireless communications module through which it establishes a radio frequency link with an on-board equipment (10.50) of the vessel; the personal equipment (21) being configured to detect the man-in-the-water situation by checking the existence of a radio frequency link, by means of the wireless communications module, with the on-board equipment (10.50). 4. Equipment according to any of the preceding claims, comprising a water sensor, the personal equipment (21) being configured to detect the situation of man in the water using the information of said water sensor. 5. Equipment according to any of the preceding claims, comprising a module (29) for handling personal equipment (21), which includes buttons for shutting down or switching on the equipment (43) and for cancellation or activation (44.45) of the man-in-the-water situation. acoustic warning (46) and light (42) and a GPS (41). 6. Equipment according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the inflation module (22) comprises at least one bottle of COz (31) connected to the vest (25) And a drilling system of said at least one bottle of COz (31), the drilling system in turn comprising: -for each bottle of COz (31), at least one spring (36) compressed and locked by at least one retainer (35); -for each bottle of CO, (31), at least one piercing element (37) thereof;

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drive means (34) configured to, once activated when a man situation is detected in the water, release the at least one retainer (35) and thereby allow the extension of the at least one spring (36) to press the at least a piercing element (37) and thereby piercing the at least one CO2 bottle (31) to inflate the vest (25).

7.-Personal passive safety equipment on boats for situations of water man, prepared to be carried by a person on board a boat, said personal equipment (1) comprising:

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a life jacket (5);

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an inflation module (8) connected to the lifejacket (5) and configured to inflate the vest (5) when the personal equipment (1) detects a man-in-the-water situation, characterized by the lifejacket (5) and the module of inflation (8) are included within a housing (2) integrated in a belt (4), said housing having a flap (3) configured to open by the action of inflation of the vest (5), allowing the passage thereof outside the housing (2).

8. Equipment according to claim 7, comprising a wireless communications module through which it establishes a radio frequency link with an on-board equipment (10.50) of the vessel; the personal equipment (1) being configured to detect the man-in-the-water situation by checking the existence of a radio frequency link, by means of the wireless communications module, with the on-board equipment (10.50). 9. Equipment according to any of claims 7 to 8, comprising a water sensor, the personal equipment (1) being configured to detect the situation of man in the water using the information of said water sensor. 10. Equipment according to any of claims 7 to 9, comprising a module (29) for handling personal equipment (1), which includes buttons for switching off or on the equipment (43) and for cancellation or activation (44,45 ) of the man-in-the-water situation, acoustic warning (46) and light (42) and a GPS (41). 11. Equipment according to any of claims 7 to 10, wherein the inflation module (8) comprises at least one bottle of COz (9) connected to the vest (5) and a perforation system of said at least one bottle of COz (9), the drilling system in turn comprising: 10 -for each bottle of COz (9), at least one spring (16) compressed and locked by at least one retainer (15); -for each bottle of COz (9), at least one piercing element (17) thereof; - drive means (14) configured for, once activated when 15 a man situation is detected in the water, release the at least one retainer (15) and thereby allow the extension of the at least one spring (16) to press the at least one piercing element (17) and thereby pierce the at least one bottle of COz (9) to inflate the vest (5).