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Old 09 January 2018, 20:14   #1
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eprib, do you carry them

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as the heading asks, how many of us have this on our ribs ?
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Old 09 January 2018, 20:30   #2
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as the heading asks, how many of us have this on our ribs ?



No EPIRB but 2 PLBs
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PLB and handheld with DSC, plus usual vhf / flares on boat
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hi all
as the heading asks, how many of us have this on our ribs ?
An EPIRB is a rare spot on a leisure RIB - but many ribbers carry PLBs, I suspect as we think the RIB can look after herself but we may find ourselves adrift in a personal capacity.

I carry a PLB in my pocket and the RIB has an auto deploying EPIRB to keep the powers that be, happy.

Do you have an EPIRB on your RIB?
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Old 09 January 2018, 21:01   #6
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I carry a PLB, ERF, hh vhf all on life jacket.
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Old 09 January 2018, 21:21   #7
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As Willk suggests there may be a regulatory reason to carry an EPIRB over a PLB but from what I can tell a PLB does the same job as an EPIRB, in terms of sending a distress message, but the EPIRB has a longer battery life when activated.

I'm happy to be corrected if this isn't the case as I've been contemplating investing in a couple of PLB's.
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I have an EPIRB although probably wouldn't have started
carrying it if they hadn't been required for Round Ireland in 2013.
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Agree with Andy - have the EPIRB only cause it was required during the RI in 2013 .
My even gave a false alarm while the boat was at the marina & I was in the pub ..
Thanks to Andy I have now also a PLB connected to my life vest .
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Old 10 January 2018, 07:50   #11
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Yes it's law to carry an epirb over here if more than 2 nm offshore, plb's are not accepted as legal requirement and considered a more land based tool if you get lost in the wilderness.
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Old 10 January 2018, 15:15   #14
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Plb, h/h + fixed vhf. First 2 in life jacket. Mars Bar in other pocket!😁
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Plb, h/h + fixed vhf. First 2 in life jacket. Mars Bar in other pocket!😁
I have frequently had to deploy my Mars Bar - sometimes when no trouble
on the horizon at all ! essential kit
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Fastfind PLB on my lifejacket at all times. Wouldn't go out without it.

I see no point in an EPIRB, the main risk to me appears to be the boat being afloat and me not being in it, which doesn't trigger anything, a PLB is much more use to me if I'm bobbing about with cold feet wanting a helicopter!

I also wonder where you'd mount an EPIRB in a RIB so it would guarantee to float free and reach the surface if the boat flipped? If it didn't there would be zero use having it, as I would guess there aren't too many RIBs that sink gracefully at sea the right way up...
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Fastfind PLB on my lifejacket at all times. Wouldn't go out without it.

I see no point in an EPIRB, the main risk to me appears to be the boat being afloat and me not being in it, which doesn't trigger anything, a PLB is much more use to me if I'm bobbing about with cold feet wanting a helicopter!

I also wonder where you'd mount an EPIRB in a RIB so it would guarantee to float free and reach the surface if the boat flipped? If it didn't there would be zero use having it, as I would guess there aren't too many RIBs that sink gracefully at sea the right way up...


Whilst in your shoes I would be going plb too I think the advantages of an epirb are:
- they float in the correct position to transmit, it’s unlikely that a plb is still getting consistent distress messages out when you are no longer strong enough to hold it upright. That could be just minutes after a sudden immersion (assuming you are capable of working it).
- they will transmit for longer (giving more time for Falmouth and Stanley to discuss the plan and come looking for your frozen body!)
- the epirb is simpler to activate so might be better suited if it’s not you doing the activation, plbs aren’t difficult but if the first time you saw one was when you were in icy water unexpectedly I’m not sure who would use them properly.
- if you had many people on board one epirb to cover them all might be cheaper than a plb each (although they aren’t equivalent)
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Fastfind PLB on my lifejacket at all times. Wouldn't go out without it.

I see no point in an EPIRB, the main risk to me appears to be the boat being afloat and me not being in it, which doesn't trigger anything, a PLB is much more use to me if I'm bobbing about with cold feet wanting a helicopter!

I also wonder where you'd mount an EPIRB in a RIB so it would guarantee to float free and reach the surface if the boat flipped? If it didn't there would be zero use having it, as I would guess there aren't too many RIBs that sink gracefully at sea the right way up...


Same here, PLBs live in our life jacket pockets. HH vhf is clipped & lanyarded onto said lifejacket along with Greetland rescue laser. For an EPIRB to auto deploy on a RIB, the RIB would have to suffer catastrophic damage to the point where there's not much left apart from the crew (hopefully [emoji15])
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Slightly off topic, but which PLB do people recommend?

Need to get one after an impromptu swimming lesson, but at least I know the lifejacket works (Bladder took some damage but Spinlock replaced free of charge which was good of them)
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Slightly off topic, but which PLB do people recommend?

Need to get one after an impromptu swimming lesson, but at least I know the lifejacket works (Bladder took some damage but Spinlock replaced free of charge which was good of them)
I have a Fast Find attached to LJ
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