A new safety equipment for man overboard retrieval situations. The device allows for both conscious and unconscious casualties to be lifted from the water in a safe horizontal position. The Cosalt PRD has plastic rungs and steel rods and is fitted with stainless steel snap hooks. Lifting strops and heaving lines are attached to aid retrieval. The PRD comes in a rescue stretcher configuration, to be used with block and tackle or davit arrangements. The PRD can as well be used as a scramble net over the side of a vessel.