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Operator Linked Variable Navigation Hazard Marker
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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Operator Linked Variable Navigation Hazard Marker
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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Operator Linked Variable Navigation Hazard Marker
"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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Operator Linked Variable Navigation Hazard Marker
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 |