graham
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I am considering one of these .I like the 5 year warranty and 10 year battery life.
Anyone any comments good or bad about them ?
Anyone any comments good or bad about them ?
Ocean Signal Rescue Me epirb
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luke collins
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I have one. Not had to use it thankfully but seems well built and looks easy to use if you had to!
doug748
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I have just bought one from Cactus to replace my McMurdo, lost out of my pocket a couple of years ago. It's quite tiny and will fit in a jacket very well so you can take it with you everywhere, in the dinghy etc.
Seems to me they are a great safety aid for the boat as well as yourself.
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Achosenman
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I have one stowed on my life jacket. I don’t think about it. Just what you want.
davidaprice
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Mark-1
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I don't think so, the EPIRB under discussion is small.
bdh198
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The Ocean Signal RescueME EPIRB doesn’t look like it will very comfortably fit in a pocket or be stowed on a life jacket. Is there a smaller one out there which is being referred to?
Mark-1
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EDIT: No, David and BDH were right and I was wrong. Left my original post in italics.
I checked and it was something like 80mm X 190mm which would be a bit bulky for my pocket, but given the size is its USP and a PLB that went in your pocket would be unremarkable I'm pretty certain were all talking about the EPIRB not the PLB. Maybe we need clarification. ?
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Achosenman
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Ok, my bad. ?
graham
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It is the bracket mounted EPIRB I am enquiring about .It is the one in the picture in bdh 198 's post above.
Not normally meant for personal use it is either stowed on a bracket or in the grab bag to go with you into the life raft.
Not normally meant for personal use it is either stowed on a bracket or in the grab bag to go with you into the life raft.
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doug748
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Yes, disregard post 3. Here are the two products, top left and right:
prv
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Not really, despite having one
. It sits in the grab bag, passes its test every winter, and has never been used in anger. If it somehow disappeared I‘d get another.Pete
Daydream believer
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I have mine fitted just inside the hatch. If someone went over the side & was detached from the boat, I would lob it over immediately. I could throw it quite a distance. Then notify the CG what had happened. If I could not find them it would automatically set itself off & the light start to flash. Even if it was a hundred yards from the MOB it would float in the same tidal stream & aid a helicopter or life boat to find them if I could not.
I do not know if that would be a good strategy but it would get chucked in all the same.
I have also had a number of VERY near misses with shipping so, I have it handy in case I get hit & cannot get to the VHF. Even if I am a bit slow getting the life raft over, it should be floating somewhere near me. It just has to go into the water to activate it.
So i think that it is a sensible item to purchase.
I do not know if that would be a good strategy but it would get chucked in all the same.
I have also had a number of VERY near misses with shipping so, I have it handy in case I get hit & cannot get to the VHF. Even if I am a bit slow getting the life raft over, it should be floating somewhere near me. It just has to go into the water to activate it.
So i think that it is a sensible item to purchase.
Bilgediver
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Hope you all told MRRC about your new toy so they could put you in the system and gave a reliable emergency contact. It can save valuable time .
Maritime safety: weather and navigation
It can save valuable time .Maritime safety: weather and navigation
graham
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Changed my mind and got a rescue me ocean signal plb instead.
Advantages are it is registered to you personally not the boat.As I often crew on other peoples boats it makes more sense. It works the same as an epirb but is smaller .
An epirb must be able to transmit for 48 hours a plb is only guaranteed to transmit for 24 hours which I think should be plenty for coastal sailing.
I just registered it with ukcg beacon registry online got a reply that it may take more than 20 weeks for them to complete the registration but in an emergency use it anyway and rescue services will respond.Well that's comforting !
Advantages are it is registered to you personally not the boat.As I often crew on other peoples boats it makes more sense. It works the same as an epirb but is smaller .
An epirb must be able to transmit for 48 hours a plb is only guaranteed to transmit for 24 hours which I think should be plenty for coastal sailing.
I just registered it with ukcg beacon registry online got a reply that it may take more than 20 weeks for them to complete the registration but in an emergency use it anyway and rescue services will respond.Well that's comforting !
WoodyP
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I bought one for a cross Biscay trip. If we are ever allowed out to play again l will have it with me. As I sail single handed often it may help to locate the body?
Daydream believer
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When I sent details in for registering my EPIRB & PLB ( about 3 years ago) I waited about 3 weeks & received a phone call from HMCG. registry dept
( I think it was them But to be honest I have forgotten so apologies if I have caste aspersions on the wrong organisation, but one will get the idea)
The chap spent about 12 minutes telling me all the reasons it would be 6-8 weeks to get confirmation that the details had been logged. When he finished he got a bit huffy when I pointed out that instead of phoning me ( which he had been instructed to do) he could have transferred the info onto a computed data base & the job would have been done. A girl ( sorry I should say person - but ladies are good at it) in a data office would have done it in about 3 minutes flat.
So would someone email the RYA & get them to ask why it takes 20 weeks to do a job that probably takes a few minutes. Are they really so disorganised? What else can they possibly be doing with the information ? Other than sticking it into a computer programme.
Seastoke
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So what did you buy and how much are they
prv
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Or even, a gov.uk front-end could be provided and we could all enter and update our details directly, without any ongoing clerical work on their part at all.
Pete
graham
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I bought an Ocean Signal rescue me PLB for £240 from force 4. With a 7 year lifespan I think its a lot of safety for about £35/year.
Unlike the EPIRB you can legally use the PLB on a different boat or even ashore if you go hill walking or whatever.
