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JANUARY 2008 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 10<br />
SERVICES<br />
Mechanics and Electricity<br />
Boat Maintenance<br />
Engine diagnosis<br />
Breakdown service 24/7<br />
Haulout and hull sand blasting<br />
Equipment for rent<br />
Technical shop<br />
Phone: +590 590 907 137<br />
Fax: +590 590 908 651<br />
E-mail: fredmarine@wanadoo.fr<br />
Marina Point a Pitre 97110<br />
Guadeloupe F.W.I.<br />
SALES - REPAIRS - MAINTENTENANCE<br />
GOODS<br />
Genuine parts Yanmar & Tohatsu<br />
Basic spare parts (filters, impellers, belts)<br />
Filtration FLEETGUARD<br />
Anodes,Shaft bearings<br />
Electric parts, batteries<br />
Primers and Antifouling International<br />
Various lubricants<br />
TOHATSU<br />
BETA<br />
MARINE<br />
MARINE MECHANICS (ALL MAKES) - HAUL OUT - 24h BREAKDOWN SERVICE<br />
FOR RENT<br />
High pressure cleaners 150/250bars<br />
Electrical tools<br />
Diverse hand tools<br />
Vacuum cleaner for water<br />
Scaffolding<br />
LEAVE YOUR BOAT IN SKILLED HANDS<br />
General<br />
NET<br />
Procedures<br />
Nets are run by the net controller (NC). He or she<br />
will usually begin with some sort of preamble,<br />
identifying himself, usually stating the objectives<br />
of the net, perhaps giving some emergency information,<br />
perhaps giving information of general<br />
interest (such as a weather forecast), ending with<br />
a call for traffic. This is your signal to call in with<br />
your boat name or ham call sign. The NC will rec-<br />
ognize you and perhaps several others, forming a<br />
call list. He will then call you in one at a time, giving<br />
each an opportunity to speak with him one-onone,<br />
which everyone will hear, of course.<br />
You can request to call another station for a brief<br />
conversation on the net frequency. If you wish to<br />
speak to that station at length you should request<br />
to take that station to another frequency (referred<br />
to as a “QSY”). When you are finished with your<br />
contact with the NC, you sign off with your boat<br />
name and your status (“standing by” or “shutting<br />
down”). The NC will then recognize the next boat,<br />
and so on. If you need to re-enter the net you can<br />
call “re-entry” anytime the NC is calling for new<br />
traffic. This should be used judiciously.<br />
If you have information that someone is requesting,<br />
you may insert the word “info” at an appropriate<br />
break in the conversation. If the NC does<br />
not have the information he will usually ask if<br />
anyone does have it and that is your entry. If you<br />
hear a station that you wish to speak to, insert the<br />
word “contact” and the NC will call you in at the<br />
first logical break.<br />
Insertion of the word “break” implies a higher<br />
degree of urgency which the NC will try to recognize.<br />
The use of the double break (“break, break”)<br />
implies an emergency situation which requires<br />
immediate attention. All of these “insertions” tend<br />
to disturb the natural flow of the net and should<br />
be used with care.<br />
The NC will usually close the net officially at<br />
some specified time or after there are no more<br />
responses to calls for traffic.<br />
Flyingfish Ventures Ltd<br />
Marine Surveyors, Grenada<br />
Marine Survey throughout the <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
PURCHASE – INSURANCE - DAMAGE<br />
Bob Goodchild<br />
Accredited Marine Surveyor<br />
Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors<br />
RYA Ocean Yachtmaster (Commercial)<br />
Accreditation - American Boat and Yacht Council<br />
Tel: Grenada (+1 473) 407 4388<br />
surveyor@flyingfishventures.com
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