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need inexpensive marine ssb and ham radio for cruising sailboat.
"Doug Dotson" wrote in message ... My solution to my situation was to send an email to a friend who then called Vessel Assist. Assistance was there 45 minutes later. This is after trying for 2 hours to raise the CG or CGA just to be told that they would talk to me on SSB. Yep, that's unsat. But it would have helped to pursue it at the time, as I think you would have received an apology and explanation at the time. I wouldn't make the generalization that that bad experience certainly deserved for it's event. What is "unsat"? I suppose I am just venting my frustration at my one and only experience where I needed help. Sorry, it means "Unsatisifactory" (performance). My point is that in an emergency, THERE ARE NO LAWS when it comes to use of the radio when trying to obtain help. Now, there is a gray area in exactly what constitutes an "emergency". When I was an actively flying pilot, one could declare an emergency if they personally felt they were in trouble. They may not have actually been in as much trouble as they may have thought, but it is the pilot's judgement. Of course, a report had to be filed after the fact and some amount of review was done to determine if the declaration was valid. Very rarely was a pilot called to task. I suspect the same sort of scheme is in place for nautical vessels as well. Doug, we never disagreed there in the least. My comments were about an act related to the preplanning for an emergency that does not exist at the time. Best, Jack |
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