> Case in point: > (See > http://www.nasbla.net/pdf/Model%20Acts/new/EPIRB-PLB-VHF%20Radio%2092105.pdf > for this one...) As proposed regulations go, I don't see anything particularly onerous or egregious about this one. I think most of us who venture more than a mile from shore already have a marine radio. My wife and I each have one, though we use them almost entirely for weather forecasts. They are common enough among sea kayakers that our club, the Inland Sea Kayakers (ISK), has distributed waterproof reference cards that describe proper calling procedures. At one point the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was going to distribute the cards (which have kayaking safety rules and recommendations on the reverse side) to every registered kayak owner in the state, though for some reason not all kayakers received them (I got one, my wife did not). Note also that under this model regulation only one kayak per group would have to be so equipped. The proposed Australian and New Zealand rules are much worse. Chuck Holst __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4501 (20091012) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Oct 12 2009 - 14:33:12 PDT
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