tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post3176622865796895259..comments2024-01-29T13:15:45.394-08:00Comments on Toast Floats: Registering for International Service and RescueToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502441539444340761noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-79323692644348478352010-12-07T04:24:05.311-08:002010-12-07T04:24:05.311-08:00Fantastic post! Thanks so much for taking the time...Fantastic post! Thanks so much for taking the time to write this up.The Ceol Morshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716515081322012615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-67393505388654504732010-12-03T16:10:07.812-08:002010-12-03T16:10:07.812-08:00Thank you. I didn't realize until reading this...Thank you. I didn't realize until reading this that we needed an international MMSI. Good to know, but now I feel $160 poorer.<br />One point to raise: you wrote "As of February 1, 2009, all U.S. flagged vessels must carry an EPIRB which transmits on the 406 Mhz spectrum." I know what you mean, but it can be interpreted that all US flagged vessels are required to carry an EPIRB. I think you mean, "As of February 1, 2009, all EPIRBs carried by U.S. flagged vessels must transmit at 406 MHz, as satellites no longer receive transmissions at 121.5 MHz."Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359487055197866481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-22770893161137302772010-12-03T12:16:08.640-08:002010-12-03T12:16:08.640-08:00Awesome info. It's so hard to distill this int...Awesome info. It's so hard to distill this into something readily digested- nicely done, T. I have a couple of thoughts.<br /><br />1) Your EPIRP registration includes a field for notes. In the event your EPIRB is triggered these notes are passed along with all other identifying data. It is a very good idea to use the field for info on the details of your passage. We try to remember to update this before every major passage with departure port, date, intended arrival port, and ETA.<br /><br />2) Do not assume that following the correct steps to be registered in a database has actually resulted in getting yourself/gear/boat registered. CHECK. For some reason our details were not getting propagated into the International Search and Rescue database. It took about two months of trading email with the "responsible person" at the FCC (who had no clue what to do with me) before we could complete the process and confirm our details were in the database.Behanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584817150261490419noreply@blogger.com