EPIRB 406.04Mhz & AIS

[STATUE]

Looking for an EPIRB or close equivalent with 406.04Mhz & AIS .

But I think I read recently that both these signalling systems have merged or replaced with something that no longer should I be looking for 'BOTH'.

 

[Sandy]

This is a PLB rather than an EPIRB and might fit your requirements.

PLB3 - Ocean Signal

 

[westhinder]

I have one of these: McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS EPIRB
Not used in anger yet, and I will hopefully never find out if it works

 

[oldmanofthehills]

AIS is very useful for PLB as it enables crew still on boat to find man over board - who prudently keeps PLB in pocket by falling in.

EPRIB is call up the big boys, who may turn up to find you in disabled boat or liferaft by its wreckage. They perhaps have less need of AIS as probably high above the scene in helicopter with better view of you the casualty than can be got from 2 metres up, and if you are in disabled craft you are fairly visible if they can get to transmission point. EPRIB are expensive, and those that include AIS even more so, and so far we have not upgraded.

 

[Sandy]

AIS is very useful for PLB as it enables crew still on boat to find man over board - who prudently keeps PLB in pocket by falling in.

EPRIB is call up the big boys, who may turn up to find you in disabled boat or liferaft by its wreckage. They perhaps have less need of AIS as probably high above the scene in helicopter with better view of you the casualty than can be got from 2 metres up, and if you are in disabled craft you are fairly visible if they can get to transmission point. EPRIB are expensive, and those that include AIS even more so, and so far we have not upgraded.

My PLB3 is in my life jacket, no need to carry in my pocket, being one of these odd blokes who does wear a LJ.

My PLB3 calls the 'big boys', well the lovely people in Falmouth CG. OK it only lasts 24 hours and not the 48 that an EPRIB does, but I don't usually sail in the Southern Ocean.

 

[wonkywinch]

My PLB3 is in my life jacket, no need to carry in my pocket, being one of these odd blokes who does wear a LJ.

My PLB3 calls the 'big boys', well the lovely people in Falmouth CG. OK it only lasts 24 hours and not the 48 that an EPRIB does, but I don't usually sail in the Southern Ocean.

That's sad to hear, I would have thought the majority wore LJ's in UK waters. We certainly do and everyone who sails with us wears a jacket prior to leaving the dock.

I fitted MOB1's to our LJ's on the basis we're coastal sailors and would want immediate help from nearby vessels, either for rescue or to relay for help. We have a separate EPIRB for the day the boat is sinking and we decant to the liferaft and a different kind of help is needed.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

Not much point in calling the big boys if you fall in without a LJ in UK coastal water. You will be dead within the hour or sooner in winter.

I sure hope Sandy is clipped on at all times.

 

[requiem]

AIS still makes very good sense, particularly in more remote areas where rescue might come in the form of a cargo ship being diverted to assist.

Some weeks back we had a vessel request assistance and being able to locate them via AIS would have been helpful. Particularly since the coordinates given were a bit non-standard and the reference to a local landmark was also wrong, so there was a bit of detective work to translate from "what was said" to "what was intended".

 

[RupertW]

That's sad to hear, I would have thought the majority wore LJ's in UK waters. We certainly do and everyone who sails with us wears a jacket prior to leaving the dock.

I fitted MOB1's to our LJ's on the basis we're coastal sailors and would want immediate help from nearby vessels, either for rescue or to relay for help. We have a separate EPIRB for the day the boat is sinking and we decant to the liferaft and a different kind of help is needed.

I’d stop sailing if I had to wear a life jacket at sea all the time. I always think it’s a nervous or new sailor thing.