Some authoritative information about Distress Alerting EPIRBs / ELTs (121.5 MHz
vs. 406 MHz), including their function, capability, coverage and legality in the
US can be found at: http://www.equipped.org/406_vs_1215.htm
Regards,
Jack Hilditch
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of josok
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Sea Survival Equipment
Why not use survival suites, as carried by oil platform personnel on helicopter
rides? These will keep you alive in any water for more then 24 hrs. I've seen
those in Norway, in a shop supplying material for fisherman. The price, weight
and bulkiness were way lower then i expected them to be. Maybe our Norwegian
friends can supply some more details? And instead of an elt, i would go for a
combination of elt and gps equipped PLB. I've been on SAR training missions
searching for an elt, and it's not as easy as it's supposed to be. As for the
legal requirements: My first objective would be to increase the chance of
survival. Second comes the legality :-)
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
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