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Forum: General Sailing Forum

28-06-2016, 07:24

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By noelex 77

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Boats are getting larger and equipment is getting better. The reliability of engines has improved enormously, for example, as has the development of safety equipment like EPIRBs PLBs, AIS, even...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 04:06

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By noelex 77

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

PLBs are the same.

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 03:47

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By noelex 77

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Yes, you can change the battery, but in my view this is the least sensible option. You end up with one EPIRB. No redundancy.

For the same (or very similar) cost you can get a new PLB attached to...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 01:14

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By noelex 77

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

The legislation forces those with an expired EPIRB to purchase a new one. I think boats with an expired EPIRB and limited funds, would be better to purchase a PLB.

The PLB has virtually the...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

26-06-2016, 08:00

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By noelex 77

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

These are all valid points. Although I would point out that the battery life of a PLB needs to exceed 24 hours at -20 C (-4F). At reasonable temperatures the battery life will be much longer. The PLB...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

26-06-2016, 05:02

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

Views: 80,357

Posted By noelex 77

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

After a tragedy like this there is often a call for more mandated safety equipment or compulsory certification.

Personally I think the UKs approach of education, rather than legislation, is...

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