Michel
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway
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 Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:32 am Post subject: Survival at sea |
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On Jul 27, 2006, at 3:09 AM, Dave wrote:
| Quote: | Common sense is stay within gliding distance from shore.
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Of course, Dave, and this is how I fly. But it would for once be nice
to fly from Norway to Denmark without having to make the detour via
Sweden. If I am then to climb to safe gliding distance ... I should
take an oxygen mask! 
On Jul 27, 2006, at 2:59 AM, Noel Loveys wrote:
| Quote: | Ditch into the wind or parallel to the swells???? I guess that
depends on
force and direction of the wind and the height of the sea.
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Indeed, Noel. Actually, a few years ago I made a multimedia training
course about maritime SAR and, as you know, SAR involves as much
aviators as seafarers. The international rule is this:
1) If the aircraft about to ditch has time to warn a SAR center, the
vessel has to inform about local weather, wind, swell, etc.
2) It is up then to the PIC to decide how he/she will ditch.
3) If the ditching heading is know, the assisting vessel shall sail
parallel to that heading.
4) If the heading is not known, the assisting vessel shall sail
parallel to the main swell.
Cheers,
Michel
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