[ve-l] DSC Survey

[Robert Miller]

Barclay,

This is just one more example of the problems we have the retailers. Often
we hear of stores who will not honor discounts that the home office has
committed to. Then there are all those fancy, multicolored script "numbering
kits" like http://www.boatersworld.com/product/376970505msk.htm, that they
all sell to unsuspecting boat and PWC owners. 

I frankly don't know what we can do other than try to educate the store
managers at the local level.


Bob 


-----Original Message-----
From: ve-l-admin@usps.org [mailto:ve-l-admin@usps.org] On Behalf Of Barclay
M. Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 7:49 AM
To: VSCList VSC
Cc: Pabouet Patrick
Subject: [ve-l] DSC Survey

Bob, Ron, Hal and List,

It came to my attention yesterday (Tuesday 20 June) that at least some of
the Boater's World people (here in the So. CT area, anyway) have been
telling customers purchasing DSC equipped radios that they "... do not need
to register an MMSI number, just hit the 'RED' button and help will come
anyway..." (my paraphrasing on the statement).

1) Obviously we, as VSCs, will inform the boater(s) otherwise, that
registering an MMSI ensures the correct information, location, etc. is
transmitted and that connection to a GPS is needed for automatic location
transmission.

2) We can inform the managers of local Boater's World stores that they
should instruct purchasers in the 'advisability' of registering an MMSI
number.

The managers may, or may not, heed us as mere local 'pseudo-official' 
sources of this information, so I believe a stronger word should come from
the 'Powers-that-be'.
...I suppose we can ask them to read the DSC Radio information pamphlets
they have on display, but that might require a written test for
comprehension afterward...
--
P/C Barclay M. Thomas, AP
Vessel Safety Check Chairman
Saybrook Power Squadron, D/1

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