Of Maydays, Flares, Jetskis and Coast Guard Rescues
Posted on July 15, 2010
Filed under About Kayaks, How to Kayak, Kayaking Guides and tagged Coast Guard search and rescue: kayaks, fiberglass sea kayak, kayak repair, kayaking, kayaks, mayday, mayday calls, Sea Kayaking, VHF radio use
Above: Native Alaskan seal hunters hunker down for the night. Note umiak style kayaks, snowshoes and multiple paddles. Alaska State Archives photo.
Key when making a vhf radio channel 16 mayday call is to be prepared for a whole lot more, communications-wise, than you bargained for. Rescue talk on the radio isn't a simple matter.
For starters the Coast Guard will likely to ask you to switch
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