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From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2015 Jun 18, 08:35 -0700
I also agree that the hand held VHF radio is important. I keep 2 water proof hand helds aboard that take either a rechargable battery pack or AA batteries. There is more to it than just being prepared for personal disaster. There is the larger possibility of being called upon to assist others when near an accident.
Greg Rudzinski
From: John Brown
Date: 2015 Jun 18, 00:00 -0700Hewitt
I agree that a VHF radio is very useful in a liferaft or lifeboat, partricularly when the maritime patrol aircraft is overhead or the rescue vessel is approaching. However, bridge watchkeepers can not be guaranteed to pay close attention to short range VHF in the middle of an ocean with nothing in sight. It is a visual or radar sighting which often triggers an interest in the VHF, so the problem remains one of being seen in the first place - hence the mandatory inclusion of flares and a heliograph in the emergency kit.
John
