Seastoke
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Just interested what have on board or what do you feel if you are say 50 miles of shore.
EPIRB or PLB
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dunedin
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Two PLBs, near UK waters. One in pocket if solo (cant do that with an EPIRB) and the previous one in the grab bag.
The extra battery life of an EPIRB is irrelevant unless in blue water a long way from any rescue services / shipping route.
The extra battery life of an EPIRB is irrelevant unless in blue water a long way from any rescue services / shipping route.
ashtead
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pLB is cheaper and likely tone with you in pocket I guess
Boathook
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I purchased an epirb for the boat earlier this year as I got rid of all the flares apart from a single smoke one. My LJ has a PLB.
With the cost of PLB's slowly decreasing it is possibly at the stage where if regular crew have their own LJ, waterproofs, etc, maybe they could have there own PLB?
With the cost of PLB's slowly decreasing it is possibly at the stage where if regular crew have their own LJ, waterproofs, etc, maybe they could have there own PLB?
rafiki_
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PLB for me.
Mr Googler
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Being out in anything other than a Sealine will make me feel safer….except a Formula
bobgarrett
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I was at a CA seminar and the same question was asked of a coastguard presenter. He answered "if you sail in the Channel and we haven't picked you within the battery life of a PLB, then we are not coming".
dunedin
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Spot on. And pretty much the same anywhere in UK coastal waters - even out at St Kilda or Shetland. Certainly I had my PLBs with me there, but no EPIRB.
Never Grumble
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have both.
SaltIre
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PLB. I guess an EPIRB might be better if doing regular offshore passages. How often are you offshore Seastoke?
Bigplumbs
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Alicatt
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Question, In the UK do you or the boat require a licence for a PLB and/or EPIRB?
We are required to have them added to the ship's licence here in Belgium and that is separate from registering the device with the 406 database.
We are required to have them added to the ship's licence here in Belgium and that is separate from registering the device with the 406 database.
Boathook
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Need a radio licence which they are added to and I seem to remember it also allowed to register the device at the same time with yours and the boats emergency contact details. It was 9 months ago I registered my epirus so can't remember the precise details !
Momac
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The same in the UK.
Also RADAR and AIS should be on the ships radio license, if fitted , as should any handheld vhf.
sailorman
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Just interested what have on board or what do you feel if you are say 50 miles of shore.i hve mcmurdo fsstfind. The end date on its battrry hss expired, to get that battery changed is ryewateringly expensive rendering the unit a bin job,
Boathook
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@sailorman Try EPIRB, PLB, and SART Servicing They put a new battery in my ocean signal plb. A lot cheaper than purchasing a new one.
ashtead
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I must buy a PLB one day but for sailing cross channel with a crew never felt the need so far -if a solo sailor I would invest in both though..
Jon4468
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plb in my life jacket. I think that if you had to abandon ship for whatever reason then it’s with you.
bluetooth
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What did they charge for doing that? Keen to know as my battery is v old now.
Boathook
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Just under a £100 nearly a year ago. 10 battery life, etc. Mine was in good condition and didn't require any other bits. A new unit was near £250 at the time.
