> As for myself, I refuse and always have refused to take cell phones, EPIRBs > or any other device for calling for rescue. This is of course a persoal choice of everybody. I'm afraid that now when EPIRB are small and relatively inexpensive (even those with built-in GPS, providing 100m precison), there will be many people tempted to carry them, - and some will actually use them - thinking that they are already in desperate situation. I really wish that some rigid regulations were in place, makin him or her to pay for EPIRB use where there was no life-threatening situation. (And these fines should be printed in bold letters in GPS manual :-) - this would stop at least some of such users). With a EPIRB/PLB the rescue party can't ask any questions that might help them to make a decision - they only see the distress signal from specified location. *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Dec 04 2004 - 09:49:52 PST
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