Ok some of you may have seen this before. I have posted now on the BM and AST discussions. I think it's saturated now. Thanks for the input

Hello all. I am a student of Industrial Design at Kendall College of Art & Design and in my final year of school. I have started my year long Thesis program and am considering redesigning a piece of Coast Guard rescue equipment or designing a piece of equipment that doesn't exists yet.

The question I have for this board is, is/are there any piece(s) of equipment that you can see being improved upon or needed. All I need right now is a list of pieces of equipment so I can determine if this is a feasible road to go down. Don't limit yourselves in what you recommend (i.e. doesn't have to be just a basket, helmet, etc.). It can be ANYTHING that would be used in the process of rescue operations. I will determine if it fits or not.

If I decide to work in this sector then I will begin to ask more in depth questions about the problems that need to be solved. If you would like to contact me directly then send me a message from here and I will provide you with my cell and personal email.

Thanks for all of your help and please pass this on to anyone you may think would have some good input.

v/r

Robert Bell, OSC, USCGR
Grand Haven, MI

Thanks everyone for checking this out. I received wonderful ideas. I am doing some feasibility studies this weekend and will make my decision on Monday.

I am always open to more ideas and will keep an eye on this thread.

Cheers

Rob