From: Robert Brubaker <rbrub_at_earthlink.net> > Odd thing is if there were a boating accident other than another kayaker > or other small boat, I probably would not be of much use in providing > aid other than organizing and providing limited buoyancy to a few > swimmers or first aid. > > Bob Well, That isn't true. Ever heard about "Mayday Relay"? If you can pick up a distress call made by somebody within your radio range, he or she may be to far away to be picked up by Coastguard or other, larger boats. Here you can act as a relay station. If needed a chain of such relay stations can reach Search and Rescue or larger vessels able to render assistance.. That's one of the big advantages of taking a radio class (here in Canada you have to to get the operators certificate, mandatory for operating a VHF), you learn about all those procedures. On the web you can find the Canadian study guide for the operators certificate. Even if some details may be different in other countries, the basic radio procedures and calling codes are the same. http://www.vmrs.org/training/ric23.pdf Ulli Ulli Hoeger Dept. Physiology and Biophysics Dalhousie University Halifax, B3H 4H7 Nova Scotia, Canada Phone: INT 902 494 2673 Fax: INT 902 494 1685 Phone 2: 902 497 4045 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 12 2002 - 12:34:18 PDT
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