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NSBC BoatBeat Blog: Search and Rescue Process
If a boater is in distress, they should contact search and rescue assets via VHF-DSC marine band radio, or with an EPIRB or PLB. It is the boater’s responsibility to contact search and rescue assets.
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Photos: Visual Distress Signal – Flare
Photos showing a flare being used as a visual distress signal
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Photos: Boater Holding an EPIRB and PLB
Photos showing a captain on a boat, holding an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) and a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) device
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