Scharnow-Turn

Schematic representation of the Scharnow-Turn

The Scharnow turn is a man-over-board maneuver in seafaring. The maneuver, English Delayed turn, is also called "Scharnow-Turn" in German according to the navigator Ulrich Scharnow (* October 4, 1926, † May 20, 1999).

The maneuver quickly takes a ship on the opposite course. The Scharnow-Turn is only suitable if the ship is already more than one circle diameter from the scene of the accident. In such situations, he returns to the scene of the accident.

These values ​​are, of course, only to be taken as a point of . In practice, the values ​​vary, depending on the ship, wind direction and strength, and sea texture. The best practices for the type of vehicle concerned are best obtained through a sound training, as well as experience with the appropriate type of vehicle.

In professional shipping, the turn and the Williamson turn are common as man-over-board maneuvers. Edit source text

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