salt said...
Imagine if everyone that stepped foot in the ocean had a similar attitude
Hundreds of thousands of manhours and dollars would be saved on the searches that have been initiated.
- the rescue services would be inundated with calls from people in non-emergency situations.
That is a usage issue. That has nothing to do with if people have them incase of a real emergency
You can get caught in a rip, activate your EPIRB and 10 minutes later swim your way out - too late the chopper is on it's way.
That is not how the Hierarchy of response works. A helicopter is rarely deployed without contact first.
Also, if you do not have means of boyancy an EPIRB will do nothing, you will be dead long before they get to you.
davem207 said...
Isnt it funny that all the posts from people who are basically saying GROW UP and be responsible for your own actions and dont involve or risk other peoples lives if you choose to be stupid,
No, they are saying that in the event they go missing they have no stake in their own rescue. They are saying they have no responsibility to assist in their location.
must say something about the self obssesed culture of a minority or majority of kite surfers on this forum
"Stuff the police who will conduct the search, their time is valueless. Stuff the S&R guys, who now have to co-ordinate a search, their time and manpower mean nothing to me. Stuff the time of the commercial boats who will be asked to divert to the area, and the planes who will be asked to assist, The lives of those who have to go out in potentially dangerous conditions and search until I am found are not my problem."
