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I Haven't done any product research for the dye marker so I can't tell you which one is best. I have one from Survival Dye Marker but had to get a waterproof container to put it in. I would get the OMS one next time.

You are correct. I guess I should have looked at the VHF radio listed. Military style radios (which are available) can be tuned to 121.5 and 243. Military aircraft are required to monitor Guard (243.0 and if able 121.5) so I was thinking from an aircraft point of view. Military and USCG...

If you don't mind carrying it, I say it's a great idea. The international distress frequency is 121.5 VHF. The U.S. also uses 243.0 UHF (exactly double the VHF frquency). Since you probably won't know your position without a GPS, I would broadcast on it every ten minutes until you hear...

Day or night, motion is great. It gets very tiring on a search and rescue. In the helicopter we (Navy) usually have 4 people and we are all responsible for a different sector around the aircraft. After spending a few hours searching you get wiped out from having to concentrate so hard looking...

Most USCG stations have approximately 4 helicopters, 2 of which are ready to fly at any time. They have 2 crews ready and 1 on standby to fly those helicopters. Crew day (time allowed to be at work) is 12 hours but may be extended with permission from Commanding Officer (rare) They get on...

While on one of my unfortunate non aviation tours. The ship would shoot at these things we called "killer tomatoes" to test their big guns. These things we made of the same material as an SMB and were not very radar reflective We used to duct tape a couple yards of tin foil on them and they...

I don't know what the USCG policy is but I have never stopped a search due to night. I actually prefer to search at night. Every launch I have made at night has been sucessful (knock on wood) while using NVG's. Before NVG's became mainstream I could see the search possible being called, so it...

Radar reflective is the ability to return a radar signal to the source. Metal is usually the most radar reflective material. Think of it as how much of the signal hits the surface and is bounced back to the transmitter/receiver. The opposite of stealth. Let me know if this doesn't...

Along the same lines as the space blanket. Would defnietly help. Look in the "What they Say" section at the pictures in the water. I may still use the Space blanket though.

No problem. I may not have the SCUBA experience but at least I can help out with what I do have experience in.

I believe the Coast guard and the Navy both use the same Search And Rescue Checklist. Before we launch on a search we go over all the weather conditions and any signaling gear the lost person is known to have. We actually punch this into a formula from the checklist that will give us a...

As a Navy Helicopter Pilot I have had training in, and experience conducting Search and Rescue. None of my experiences have been to find overdue divers but they have been to find people lost in the Oceans. Chance are (hopefully) none of us will be left by a boat or swept out to sea by...