Dive Equipment - Nautilus Lifeline
| Dive Equipment - Nautilus Lifeline | |||
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| Nautilus Lifeline | Nautilus | ||
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| - | Sat, 26-Nov-2011 | - | |
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| - | - |  Still in service |
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| The Nautilus Lifeline is a combined DSC capable VHF radio and GPS for divers in a compact, waterproof (130 metres) enclosure, not much larger than a smartphone. I liked the concept so much I purchased one in late 2011, just as soon as they became available in Australia. This compact device goes underwater with you. When back on the surface, it can function as a VHF marine radio and has a default pre-set channel, so that you can have two-way contact with the dive boat. If the dive boat can’t see you, you can ask the unit to show your GPS position and then you can relay this information to the dive boat using the radio. Or you can put out a call on channel 16, the international hail and distress channel. Finally, you can initiate a Digital Selective Calling (DSC) transmission of distress, sending and displaying an emergency message and your GPS coordinates on other vessels' marine radios within about a 15 kilometre radius. Some live-aboard operators are now making sure each dive buddy pair has a Nautilus Lifeline. For VSAG club dive days, the VHF radio of this unit becomes a backup handheld marine radio when set to the club channel 73. |
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