Boat Sank, PLB did not send signal, man found by passing boat

[Pressurehead]

This what is required in Queensland :
Safety equipment for boats in Queensland (Maritime Safety Queensland)
And the rules are changing from 1 Jan 2021. It's on their site.

 

[CuzzA]

there is no legal obligation to have an EPIRB or PLB on a private vessel at all.

80miles out in FL is actually fairly common, heck its 10miles out in some places just to get past snorkeling depth. But its also FL so you have really overly optimistic expectations here. At least he wasnt trying to outrun a hurricane or something much more "Florida Man"

Our typical day trips are 30 miles out to hit 60-80 feet. The argument is nonsense. Typical you're gonna die.

PLB's are totally acceptable, save lives and work just like an EPIRB. We had a wild storm pop up here earlier this year and a couple boats went down, others lost power on the Middle Grounds 100 miles offshore. 5 PLBs were deployed and all boaters were rescued.

 

[rjack321]

In New South Wales there is!

And you also have annual hydros on your cylinders and the guy in this boat would only have done his hydros 1/5th as often. Should he be obligated to follow Australian law in FL? This incident was in FL, his carrying a PLB was a good idea, unfortunately not everyone is perfect like you.​

Our typical day trips are 30 miles out to hit 60-80 feet. The argument is nonsense. Typical you're gonna die.

You must be the life of every party

 

[ThatDogDontHunt]

This incident was in FL, his carrying a PLB was a good idea...​

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In this case it appears to have been a waste? Maybe due to the owner treating their PLB like an EPIRB?

A PLB is different than an EPIRB.