Arild and I agree most of the time, but not always.
Sometimes the rules written for safety must be ignored for safety, ashore or
afloat.
I find that in high traffic areas the chatter on the VHF is too distracting for
me to feel safe. I would rather concentrate on the traffic around me and not
have my attention diminished by trying to figure out if the babble on the radio
is something I need to respond to.
I belive the Rules of the Road are sufficient in themselves to keep me safe as
long as I am aware of the presence and movement of floating objects around me.
It has worked for 32K miles so far.
Yet occasionally I do get on the air to exchange some info with another vessel
when I am in doubt as to their intentions. The major problem here is how to
get the other vessel to pay attention. To this end I am installing a AIS
transponder so I can call the other vessel by name.
As for distress, in high traffic areas I am sure there are plenty of other
vessels that will hear a call for help. Offshore, where there is very little
chatter, and I just may hear a distress call, I do keep a VHF watch on 16/13.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Chesapeake Bay
----- Original Message -----
From:
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Sent: 10/23/2009 8:59:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] VHF Monitoring
TURN YOUR RADIO ON AND LEAVE IT ON WHILE USING THE BOAT
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