Is your SOS eStrobe CG approved in lieu of hand red flares on inspected passenger vessels? If so what is the CFR citation indicating equivalency when paired with a distress flag? Answer: Our eVDSD electronic flares are not US Coast Guard approved for carriage on inspected passenger vessels YET (as of March 9, 2023).
Bob, you are correct, eVDSDs are only approved as a night visual distress signal, that is why in the package for both of the Sirius Signal products, the one color C-1003 and the two color C-1002, we include a Daytime Orange Distress flag that is USCG Approved as a Daytime Distress signal. At this time […]
Thanks for your question James. This is Steve Caldero from Sirius Signal. It seems like your question would be best answered by us — rather than the Commodore. How you would display the C-1003 depends a lot on your situation. Displaying the light at the highest possible point on your boat increases the distance that […]
This is Steve Caldero from Sirius Signal. How you would display the C-1003 depends a lot on your situation. Displaying the light at the highest possible point on your boat increases the distance that it could be seen, it can be run up a mast on a sailboat or displayed from a fly bridge. The […]
