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Eric, Are you under the impression that everyone, here in this group has
taken a boating course? I have been boating for 47 years and never took a boating course.. Not to say that I couldn't benefit from one. Never too old to learn. The reality being, that for my first 35 years of boating, I never had a VHF radio and never felt I needed one until I finally purchased a boat that had one. Until recently, the cost of a VHF radio was about the equivalent of a medium size main sail. What do you think I would choose?? (Now, the price of VHF comes down while the cost of sails go up. Go figure?) I believe the PanPan is much more recent and maybe I missed it's introduction to the recreational boating community. I think the reason I raised the question was because I got to thinking about that "Big Red Button" on my new DSC VHF, labeled "Distress" (or some word to this effect). Understand that by activating this button/switch, my VHF will automatically send my distress signal and vessel ID (MMSI) and GPS position (assuming GPS is connected). However, I'm also hearing that the USCG is not yet equipped or manned to monitor for this emergency frequency. Steve (still learning) s/v Good Intentions "Eric" wrote in message ... Pan Pans and Maydays are clearly defined in the course material that you have from your boating course. Eric "Steve" wrote in message ... Can I get a clear definition of "Pan-Pan", who and when may it be declared. I have hard the USCG declare "Pan-Pan", followed by a requirement that all none "Pan-Pan" traffic on channel 16 traffic be suspended. Can an individual boat declare "Pan-Pan", say when a crew member is lost overboard, etc?? I fairly sure I understand when I could send a "May Day" but, to me, Pan Pan is something more recent and I must have missed out on earlier definition.. Thanks Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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