Re: [Paddlewise] NOAA announcement EPRIB - HIKERS . . .McMurdo Pains Wessex Fast Find unit

From: Craig Bowers <craig_at_bowers.net>
Date: 18 Oct 2002 11:32:06 -0700
> Now could I use this EPRIB in Canada ?? (Thunder Bay area on Lake Superior,
> canoeing in the provincial parks in Ontario which are far more remote than
> the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area in Minnesota, U.S.A.)?

I wasn't aware of any regulations regarding hiking with an epirb, but
certainly you wouldn't have an issue when canoeing.  Googling around,
there are many Kayak rental places that even include epirbs as optional
rental safety equipment.

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