i'm personally going to spring for a full Class A AIS on
my new boat, but then i operate in areas where lots of
Big Boats routinely whiz by.
at the end of the day, the Rule of the Road
make nice quotations on tombstones - it's the job of
the little boat to not get run over by the BIG BOAT.
however, notifying him of your intentions as far ahead
as possible is not a bad idea.
given the current climate, i fully expect boats
bigger than <somewhat> will "soon" be required to carry some
kind of AIS transponder to operate in certain waters.
(given the LNG terminal and the USN@Hampton Rodes,
the Chesapeake will likely be on the list pretty near the top)
the precendent is requiring light aircraft to have
transponders, and now altimeter-squawking transponders,
if you wish to operate without (even more) severe
restrictions on where you are able to fly. the
turbine jockeys don't wanna run over you any more than
you want them too. same song with marine AIS,
just the next verse.
cheers
-mo
Andrew & Linda Fraser wrote:
Mike,
That is a good question I don't know the answer right now. I can tell you
this six months before we leave will be the price I will be more than happy
to pay!
Even at the current prices it seems like cheap insurance to me and one hell
of a safety net. It also could help the Coast Guard or who ever is looking
for you(SAR's).
Technology is really great...
Andrew & Linda Fraser
M/V KAISOOBA N46
N6ZPK N6ZPL
i'm personally going to spring for a full Class A AIS on
my new boat, but then i operate in areas where lots of
Big Boats routinely whiz by.
at the end of the day, the Rule of the Road
make nice quotations on tombstones - it's the job of
the little boat to not get run over by the BIG BOAT.
however, notifying him of your intentions as far ahead
as possible is not a bad idea.
given the current climate, i fully expect boats
bigger than <somewhat> will "soon" be required to carry some
kind of AIS transponder to operate in certain waters.
(given the LNG terminal and the USN@Hampton Rodes,
the Chesapeake will likely be on the list pretty near the top)
the precendent is requiring light aircraft to have
transponders, and now altimeter-squawking transponders,
if you wish to operate without (even more) severe
restrictions on where you are able to fly. the
turbine jockeys don't wanna run over you any more than
you want them too. same song with marine AIS,
just the next verse.
cheers
-mo
Andrew & Linda Fraser wrote:
> Mike,
> That is a good question I don't know the answer right now. I can tell you
> this six months before we leave will be the price I will be more than happy
> to pay!
> Even at the current prices it seems like cheap insurance to me and one hell
> of a safety net. It also could help the Coast Guard or who ever is looking
> for you(SAR's).
> Technology is really great...
>
> Andrew & Linda Fraser
> M/V KAISOOBA N46
> N6ZPK N6ZPL
