SAR info for boaters and pilots
 

Remy wrote:
I am curious :

- how an ELT could be used on a boat ? (ELT for planes and EPIRB for boats)

- The use of 121.5 Mhz is still legal for general aviation, however it
won't be monitored after february 2007.

406 digital signal are hundred's time more efficient than 121.5Mhz, in
terms of identification, and localization.

A good alternative to ELT & EPIRB could be Personal Locator Beacons linked
to the person, not the ship/boat.

Cheers,

Rémy


Personal Locator Beacons would be a good idea. Is there (affordable)
technology available so that signals from such beacons could be
received in the pilothouse or cockpit? It might make be an additional
tool that could make it a lot easier to recover a MOB in dark or stormy
conditions. If a MOB has to wait very long for government rescue in
cold water, it's sad fact that a personal beacon would simply make it
easier to find the body.

SAR info for boaters and pilots
 

The first affordable technology is a receiver on 121.5Mhz, cause the PLB
transmits on both alert frequencies : 406 Mhz with digital signal with
informations on the bearer, and 121.5 Mhz for homming.

So a receiver and/or a direction finder (gonio) kit which includes the
receiver and a directional antenna for better pointing.

If the MOB has a Flashing stobe light is facilitating the spotting.

Regards,

Rémy

Le Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:26:48 +0100, Chuck Gould
a écrit:


Remy wrote:
I am curious :

- how an ELT could be used on a boat ? (ELT for planes and EPIRB for
boats)

- The use of 121.5 Mhz is still legal for general aviation, however it
won't be monitored after february 2007.

406 digital signal are hundred's time more efficient than 121.5Mhz, in
terms of identification, and localization.

A good alternative to ELT & EPIRB could be Personal Locator Beacons
linked
to the person, not the ship/boat.

Cheers,

Rémy


Personal Locator Beacons would be a good idea. Is there (affordable)
technology available so that signals from such beacons could be
received in the pilothouse or cockpit? It might make be an additional
tool that could make it a lot easier to recover a MOB in dark or stormy
conditions. If a MOB has to wait very long for government rescue in
cold water, it's sad fact that a personal beacon would simply make it
easier to find the body.