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24-08-2013, 10:38

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Satellite photos can be quite clear down to liferaft sized images...it's just what the government is gonna do for you or who's gonna pay for the civilian imagery.

Aircraft photos for detecting a...

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27-07-2013, 15:11

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

If you think "generic current charts" are the only relevant data...glad you never worked in my OPCEN....

Not to say they aren't good info to a point and that all these SAR threads are full of...

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27-07-2013, 03:49

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

OK ya got me on semantics...I meant till you use the weather and current data DURING THE TIME PERIOD of the SAR mission....then it's a crap shoot on how accurate your guess is.

Pilot charts are...

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27-07-2013, 03:28

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

yep...every airline pilot I know looks up wind patterns from historical data...asking the tower what the winds are NOW for takeodff would be silly.

not saying you can't generalize...but every SAR...

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26-07-2013, 18:59

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

I just hope if I'm ever lost at sea...the rescuers USE REAL DATA and NOT pilot charts...

Till you guys go back and look at HISTORICAL DATA and not THEORETICAL data you are making yourselves look...

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26-07-2013, 03:52

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

"prevailing" winds are nice to think about...

checked the monthly recorded wind patterns for Jun/July 2013 in Wellington, NZ and Canberra, Au and it seems the predominant winds were North and...

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23-07-2013, 08:20

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Can't say for all situations...but for most it's better for the SAR guys to have a fixed wing on top with your location and status...if they need to drop you something they can..especially important...

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23-07-2013, 06:09

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

as far as the primary signal...ALL CURRENT EPIRB type devices still transmit on 121.5 as a homing signal...

After several posts with tech info supporting the seemingly knowledgeable posters...

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22-07-2013, 15:04

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Based on PLB performance over the last few years...I have one and no EPIRB....granted I'm a near coastal and ICW guy...and I certainly recommend EPIRBs for the offshore guys.

PLBs are...

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22-07-2013, 14:45

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Not sure the system knows the difference between a PLB and EPIRB...except by registration code...and in the USA it all goes into the same pile/system from what I've been told.

While EPIRBs have...

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22-07-2013, 12:40

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

ALL of the new EPIRBs have the 121.5 homing signal. The reason for this is so the rescue asset can home in on the EPIRB when in a 100 mile rage or so which is well inside the footprint of even non...

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22-07-2013, 05:23

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

I started to answer but when I reread things like this

"This sentence "If an unregistered EPIRB transmission is abbreviated for any reason," is nonsensical , if the epirb signal is somehow cut...

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22-07-2013, 04:08

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Mostly true...it usually delays things a bit...but there is a glitch in that an unrecognized registration code gets spit out of the computer...which means if the computer can't match up the...

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22-07-2013, 03:47

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: Schooner Nina - MERGED 3 THREADS

Sure does to me....if I know a boat will float but it's structure may be compromised by age or the way it was repaired...it CERTAINLY changes my operational decision making.

So... it is useful...

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21-07-2013, 12:14

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

I'm not sure what's REALLY available but it has been talked about for years....

First hit...

Google Satellite - Marine Traffic, Fleet Management, Vessel Tracking | Uncategorised...

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21-07-2013, 12:07

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Though not often...even well maintained wooden boats pop planks from a quicker than normal failure of fasteners...as far as I know the only way t tell is regular (at least yearly) is ulling fasteners...

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21-07-2013, 06:27

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By psneeld

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

I find it interesting when people talk about rescue.

Rescue 30 miles off the Atlantic Coast of the USA is a bit different than rescue 300-500 miles off most coasts of the world. Not to say many...

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