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11-11-2022, 04:37

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Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

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Posted By valhalla360

Re: Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

Sure it's not "explicitly" stated.

They don't "explicitly" state you should use binoculars or radar either.

First key point from the link provide:
Although the use of Very High Frequency (VHF)...

Forum: Navigation

11-11-2022, 01:32

Replies: 178

Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

Views: 15,560

Posted By valhalla360

Re: Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

You missed the point.

There may or may not be a requirement to install a VHF in your particular jurisdiction.

Assuming you aren't required to install one and you don't install one, you are...

Forum: Navigation

10-11-2022, 23:59

Replies: 178

Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

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Posted By valhalla360

Re: Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

Keeping a proper watch per the colregs requires you to use all the available navigational tools.

While a VHF is not a requirement, if you have one and don't use it, you are not following the...

Forum: Navigation

10-11-2022, 23:47

Replies: 178

Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

Views: 15,560

Posted By valhalla360

Re: Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

I wasn't suggesting being an AH but being realistic.

I said, if you hear the boat directly.

If the CG shore station is asking for assistance, that's a different matter and some communication...

Forum: Navigation

10-11-2022, 06:40

Replies: 178

Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

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Posted By valhalla360

Re: Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

This brings up an important distinction.
- On an ocean crossing, there are likely to be limited vessels near enough to provide assistance and at the same time landmarks will provide little or no...

Forum: Navigation

10-11-2022, 05:38

Replies: 178

Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

Views: 15,560

Posted By valhalla360

Re: Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

No, I think it's very optimistic to expect people to know (without verifying on a chart or GPS), the lat/long down to the nearest minute. It's just not how most people think. Nearest half degree is...

Forum: Navigation

10-11-2022, 01:19

Replies: 178

Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

Views: 15,560

Posted By valhalla360

Re: Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

Plug the mayday lat/long into the chart plotter and see where it is relative to my location?

I think most people may have a general idea of their lat/long. I don't think most could rattle off...

Forum: Navigation

09-11-2022, 23:46

Replies: 178

Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

Views: 15,560

Posted By valhalla360

Re: Mayday calls - where is that exactly?

That was my first thought. If you can hear the boat directly, you have a general idea of the area.

As someone else mentioned leaving a phone or tablet near the helm and activating the record...

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