omg_the_funky_shit@hotmail.com Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 hey guys and gals just a quick question was thinking about giving west or east reef a go and was wondering roughly how far out it is as i dont have a new EPIRB yet.... cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framedtrash Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 skating on thin ice its about 2.3km out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omg_the_funky_shit@hotmail.com Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 skating on thin ice its about 2.3km out thanks mate...might not risk it till i get 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreamChaser Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Just out of curiousity do many people fish at East or West reef and how do they go? Or do most people heading out head south to Longy these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangles Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 i thought the epirb limit was 2nm Offshore so if u are fishing within that off the coast there would be no need for an epirb??? not sure if thats my interpretation or not. ie if u launch at longreef boat ramp u are instantly in open waters but dont need an epirb till u are 2nm off the coast?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Hey buddy, we got booked for exactly the same reason a couple months back. Check previous posts. As SOON as your in open waters you require the necessary offshore gear,, epirb, radio, charts, flares, V-sheet. Check maritimes website, as for us it cost us $250 and we were sitting just off The Gap. Its not worth worth it, maritime are cracking down and so they should, too many people dont know the correct laws, we didnt. But such is life. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangles Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Hey buddy, we got booked for exactly the same reason a couple months back. Check previous posts. As SOON as your in open waters you require the necessary offshore gear,, epirb, radio, charts, flares, V-sheet. Check maritimes website, as for us it cost us $250 and we were sitting just off The Gap. Its not worth worth it, maritime are cracking down and so they should, too many people dont know the correct laws, we didnt. But such is life. Dan Not disputing the open water requirements just the epirb. A 406MHz EPIRB or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon is a simple and effective alerting and locating device that is complusory for all vessels operating more than 2 nautical miles from the shore.The EPIRB should be accessible but stowed to avoid inadvertent activation. Do not stow the EPIRB in the bottom of a locker so as long as u have the rest u can safely be within 2 nm of the coast and not need an epirb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta hbar Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 G'day all, I don't know the distances but I was out at West Reef a couple of months back and saw the maritime guys doing their checks. I went over to them and said I wanted to save them the trouble of chasing me out to East Reef. They didn't require me to have an epirb at West Reef and they did say that East reef was ok but not much further. Hope this helps. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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