Epirb Rule

[Basil D]

I had a chat with a mate of mine, we were talking about the the 2km rule.

I thought if your 2km of shore its from the nearest coastline and not from the headland.

Well!! that got me thinking, there's always a catch isn't there.

is that true, if so I have been very lucky not have been nabbed by the waterways.

looks like I have to buy one, But there so many on the market its bloody confusing, whats the point of having one if your inside the 5km radius it doesn't make that much difference between 2km and 5 km.

then there is a price Jump when your going for the under 100meter radius.

can anyone help On this topic.

regards Basil

[Captain Spanner]

Hopefully someone will verify this but i thought it was 2 nautical miles from the coastline not 2km. 2 Nautical miles would be about 3.6km.

I got the one with GPS that is slightly more $$ because i figured if i have to spend $400 to $500 i may as well spend $700 and have a chance that the thing will actually be effective if i ever have to use it. 2km square search zone is alot of water to be found in, especially if its rough.

Also keep in mind, i dont think a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) which are also EPIRBs satisfy the maritime requirements for the vessel although you can have both. So make sure the model you are looking at satisfies the requirements.

[Bentstik]

Basil, Captain Spanner is correct its 2 nautical miles offshore not 2km from the nearest headland.

Cheers Silvo

[Catchin Jack]

It's more than 2 nautical miles from shoreline you need an EPIRB, a PLB (personal locator beacon) is NOT accepted, it must be an EPIRB on the boat and in date, they also have a "use by date".

Cheers,

Leo

Edited March 15, 2010 by Fezza

[Mercer007]

Where is the cheapest place to get one??

[Basil D]

Where is the cheapest place to get one??

The cheapest I found is on online shop at $395 delivery inclusive with a 7 year warranty.

Edited March 15, 2010 by Groper

[Basil D]

Basil, Captain Spanner is correct its 2 nautical miles offshore not 2km from the nearest headland.

Cheers Silvo

Your champ Silvo, guess what! I got sucked in , Im coaching soccer again, @ St George youth league under 14's.

[Bentstik]

Your champ Silvo, guess what! I got sucked in , Im coaching soccer again, @ St George youth league under 14's.

Silly boy there goes your fishing

[Basil D]

Silly boy there goes your fishing

I do squeeze some time in on Sundays and during the week, But have been painting and redoing the floor boards the last three weeks and Im off to Tassie this week for my Brothers wedding, after that I should back on the water from monday, it will be a month no fishing

Let me know when your next day off is, will go to the Harbour

I had a reply for Bias and they reckon its 2km from the headlands, I sent an email to Maritime that should clear the air.

Edited March 15, 2010 by Groper

[ron.c]

http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/sbh/safetyequip_tables.html

[jewgaffer]

http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/sbh/safetyequip_tables.html

EPIRB - 406MHz (requiredif two nautical miles or more offshore) This rule looks typically ambiguous to me...What would happen if you went outside the heads and fished into a dip in the coastline that curved say a further two kilometeres into the nearest shoreline i.e. as an exaggerated example let's use the headlands at each side of the Great Australian Bight

Cheers

jewgaffer

[roosterman]

I went through this a while ago when paying my Rego at maritime .

Got them to triple check and it's 2nm from land or open water line like from quarantine to sth head.

Byron I thought the same as you and if land mass curves in like say at bluefish point is a fair way east of manly beach your 2nm is also adjusted , so 2 nm east off bluefish point is ok but if you venture nth you will be more than 2 nm off land..

As for bias at lane cove the guys there are usually great and I've always been well looked after but I got mixed responses when we were chatting about it when I got my epirb hence why I asked maritime..

As always just my 2 bobs.. Get legal requirements from proper people so you know you are ok...

Hope this helps.... Cheers... Steve...

[jewgaffer]

I went through this a while ago when paying my Rego at maritime .

Got them to triple check and it's 2nm from land or open water line like from quarantine to sth head.

Byron I thought the same as you and if land mass curves in like say at bluefish point is a fair way east of manly beach your 2nm is also adjusted , so 2 nm east off bluefish point is ok but if you venture nth you will be more than 2 nm off land..

As for bias at lane cove the guys there are usually great and I've always been well looked after but I got mixed responses when we were chatting about it when I got my epirb hence why I asked maritime..

As always just my 2 bobs.. Get legal requirements from proper people so you know you are ok...

Hope this helps.... Cheers... Steve...

We may as well go all radar Steve and, to cover the rules thoroughly, we'll only have to look at the radar screen once to measure a precise 2 nautical miles to the closest exposed rock extension at low tide

Cheers mate

jewgaffer