From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> > In such a case what is the correct protocol for accessing > information? Do you have to make a request and then continue talking while > the triangulation is carried out - or is it nearly instantaneous? AFAIK, the triangulation is done automatically and quickly. I am not aware of any protocol to request the information on position from the Coast Guard. >From the way that the course instructor talked, it sounds like something they might not readily acknowledge if you ask informally on a routine call. Standard protocol on any priority message is for the person making the call to indicate their position and the Coast Guard doesn't turn around and tell the world where you are if you don't know. If SAR is involved, triangulation is used by them, but we weren't taught to expect the CG to broadcast a location based on this; it's handled entirely by a local military base that manages all SAR activities. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 17 2002 - 06:07:20 PDT
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