We need Change!!

[Fr. Frank]

Originally Posted by kmoose

OK, I totally agree with your views on personal responsibility, the lack there of and need for us all to pursue actions to help others develop such. My question to you is as an active SARs specialist, should PLBs/EPIRBs be added to the already enforced and established list of required safety gear to vessels traversing offshore?

Actually, I think PLB's should be required for every life jacket.
The pure cost of the PLB to manufacture is only about $16-17 each. Since the batteries already have a mandated shelf life, and are Lithium batteries, that's where the expense is: about $40-$65 each. Monitoring is accomplished via an already established network of satellites, so no additional cost for that.