normally indicates the origin of the beacon.
(For a ship or aircraft this normally would
be the nation under which it is “flagged”.
For a PLB carried by a person, the code
normally would be that for the country
where the PLB was purchased or where
the owner has registered the beacon.) The
alert message information and the location
estimates also are sent to the government
associated with the country code transmitted
by the beacon. In this way the authorities
closest to the distress are alerted, as are
the authorities of the nation of origin of the
aircraft, vessel or person.
The rescue authorities take action: All
of the information in the beacon distress
message, along with the location estimates,
ends up at national-government Searchand
Rescue Points of Contact (SPOCs)
that have the responsibility to react to distress
alerts. Crucial to the job of launching
a rescue effort is knowing as much about the
aircraft/vessel/person as possible, and having
accurate emergency contact information
for organizations or people who may
be able to provide additional details about
aircraft/vessel characteristics, travel plans,
supplies likely carried by those in distress,
etc. Rescue authorities retrieve this crucial
information from beacon registration databases.
That is why it is extremely important
that you ensure that your beacon is properly
registered with the correct governmental
authorities. Register your beacon by visiting
www.406registration.com.
BOATING DECISION
MAKING
As a recreational boater, you will most
likely be the helmsman, look out and captain,
and you are the decision maker. This
discussion will focus on understanding
the concepts of Boating Decision Making
(BDM). By the end of this presentation
you will understand risk management,
know how to recognize hazardous boating
situations, and most importantly how to
mitigate them. This session complements
Course instruction on Rules, Regulations,
Adverse Conditions and Communications
Afloat. (For ABC3 classroom students, this
presentation may refer you to information
in Appendix E. For on-line students
that take the final / proctored examination
with a Squadron, this instruction will be
included with any required State instruction.
Those taking the on-line course with
on-line examination may find exam questions
on BDM in the final examination.)
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