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Bill Oskars
 
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Sailors:

I'm working with the USCG on a new navigation hazard marking system and am
favourable to the public input. The system is inteneded to mark moving
navigation hazards of a variable radius. This may sound confusing, so I
shall give an explanation.
Hazards are most likely fixed in size and location. This system will mark a
hazard that is variable in both size and location. An example of such a
hazard is your noted dork of the sea - the blubbering Bobsprit. His actions
constantly constitute a hazard to navigation. The hazard radius is quite
variable. At night his massive floodlight can blind sailors over a mile
away. The loud music certainly renders audible signals useless. The George
Foreman grill can cause a fireball of several hundred yards, the defective
and antiquated battery charger has about the same radius. The gulls drawn to
the Alien girls certainly can be confused for a large school of fish
feeding.
How does one mark such a hazard? A flashing beacon light at night, with
dayshapes and pennants at day? A radio beacon giving the morse code "I" for
idiot? Perhaps large yellow stripes painted on the craft? A radio
transponder that gives the course, location and weight of the offender? How
does one clearly mark the "Dork Captain" and how far away is one safe from
the stupidity?

I most certainly appreciate your suggestions on how to mark this mobile
hazard to boaters everywhere.


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The_navigator©
 
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At last a question for the Navigator©. For the Boob alone at sea he
would be a RAM as he can hardly get out of bed. With Suzzy aboard he
would become a NUC. His vessel should be fitted with a transponder to
make it look very big (boob does not reflect much radar although his
shape is not stealthy). Many million candle power lights should shine on
the deck for visibility and the navigation lights should be of full
brighness. An fog horn system is not needed as he has plenty of ways of
making sounds at intervals -especially when he is pleading to have his
food bucket refilled. Don't worry about pecking order as he's always
first with the corn.

Hope this helps.

Cheers MC



Bill Oskars wrote:

Sailors:

I'm working with the USCG on a new navigation hazard marking system and am
favourable to the public input. The system is inteneded to mark moving
navigation hazards of a variable radius. This may sound confusing, so I
shall give an explanation.
Hazards are most likely fixed in size and location. This system will mark a
hazard that is variable in both size and location. An example of such a
hazard is your noted dork of the sea - the blubbering Bobsprit. His actions
constantly constitute a hazard to navigation. The hazard radius is quite
variable. At night his massive floodlight can blind sailors over a mile
away. The loud music certainly renders audible signals useless. The George
Foreman grill can cause a fireball of several hundred yards, the defective
and antiquated battery charger has about the same radius. The gulls drawn to
the Alien girls certainly can be confused for a large school of fish
feeding.
How does one mark such a hazard? A flashing beacon light at night, with
dayshapes and pennants at day? A radio beacon giving the morse code "I" for
idiot? Perhaps large yellow stripes painted on the craft? A radio
transponder that gives the course, location and weight of the offender? How
does one clearly mark the "Dork Captain" and how far away is one safe from
the stupidity?

I most certainly appreciate your suggestions on how to mark this mobile
hazard to boaters everywhere.



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Wally
 
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"The_navigator©" wrote in message

An fog horn system is not needed as he has plenty of ways of
making sounds at intervals -especially when he is pleading to have his
food bucket refilled.


This gives me a vision of an elephant seal.


--
Wally
I demand rigidly-defined areas of uncertainty!
www.art-gallery.myby.co.uk



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The_navigator©
 
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Put like that, there really is little difference...

Cheers MC

Wally wrote:

"The_navigator©" wrote in message


An fog horn system is not needed as he has plenty of ways of
making sounds at intervals -especially when he is pleading to have his
food bucket refilled.



This gives me a vision of an elephant seal.


--
Wally
I demand rigidly-defined areas of uncertainty!
www.art-gallery.myby.co.uk




 
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